Powerful 7.1 Magnitude Quake Hits Philippines, Killing at Least 4 July 27, 2022 By Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday killing four people, damaging buildings and...
Hunt for Survivors Underway After Earthquake Hits Philippines Island Trade Building December 16, 2019 Rescue teams in the southern Philippines searched for signs of life on Monday in a collapsed shopping center after a...
Philippines Taps Catastrophe Bonds to Help Pay for Natural Disasters November 25, 2019 By Siegfrid Alegado and Denise Wee The Philippines, among the world’s most disaster-prone nations, sold its maiden foreign-currency catastrophe-linked bonds to help cover costs of major...
Powerful Earthquake Strikes Philippines, Causing Deaths and Damage April 23, 2019 By Ditas Lopez and Andreo Calonzo A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines on Tuesday, hitting the central region hours after at least 15 people were killed...
Philippines Weighs Sponsorship of Catastrophe Bond Issue October 15, 2018 The Philippines’ finance ministry said on Sunday it was exploring a plan to sponsor a catastrophe bond issue, similar to...
Philippines Freezes Prices in Quake Zone as Death Toll Hits 107 October 16, 2013 By Cecilia Yap and Norman P. Aquino The Philippines froze prices for basic goods to prevent gouging in an area cut off by the country’s biggest earthquake...
Hopes Fade for Dozens Buried in Philippines Quake February 9, 2012 By Oliver Teves Philippine officials conceded Wednesday that there was little hope of finding any survivors among 71 people still buried in landslides...
Rescuers Dig to Reach People Trapped by Philippines 6.9 Earthquake February 7, 2012 By Jim Gomex and Teresa Cerojano Rescuers dug with picks and shovels trying to reach dozens of people trapped under houses collapsed by a strong earthquake...