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Philippines Eyes Catastrophe Bonds to Cut Post-Typhoon Rebuilding Costs

The Philippines suffered $13 billion of damage when Super Typhoon Haiyan tore through the country in 2013, a year after another storm killed 1,067. Now, the nation is looking at defraying the costs of future calamities with catastrophe bonds. The …

Storm that Killed 600 Turns to Threaten Philippines Again

A typhoon that had left the Philippines after killing nearly 600 people and leaving hundreds missing in the south has made a U-turn and is now threatening the country’s northwest, officials said Saturday. The weather bureau raised storm warnings over …