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Quake in remote west China kills 617, buries more

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XINING, China – China poured rescue crews and equipment into a mountainous Tibetan region Thursday in a bid to find survivors more than a day after strong earthquakes killed more than 600 people and injured thousands.

The series of quakes flattened buildings across remote western Yushu county and [...]

PGMA’s declaration of martial law in Maguindanao a ‘well-thought-of’ move, says solon

A soldier pulls out a body from a backhoe which also unearthed several vehicles, including a UNTV van, from a hillside grave in Ampatuan, Maguindanao. AP

MANILA, Dec. 5 — A lawmaker on Saturday said the decision of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to declare martial law in Maguindanao province due to the mass killing of close to 60 people, including at least two dozen journalists, was not a knee-jerking reaction.

A soldier pulls out a body from a backhoe which also [...]

The world’s most dangerous place for journalists

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It’s a sickening time to be a journalist in the Philippines.

At least 30 local reporters were among 57 people killed last week after being abducted and shot in the volatile south of the country, allegedly by the private army of a powerful Muslim clan that rules Maguindanao province.

Other journalists remain in hiding in the south, [...]

Flood rose as much as 10 feet in some areas in Cainta Rizal and Laguna and Markina with the ravaging floods of Typhoon Ondoy.

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Flood rose as much as 10 feet in some areas in Cainta Rizal and Laguna and Markina with the ravaging floods of Typhoon Ondoy. It was by far the highest flood that ever swept homes all around Metro Manila and surrounding Provinces.

A heavy rain caused a flash flood that spread to least 23 barangays in Cagayan de Oro City.

A heavy rain that began Sunday morning caused a flash flood that spread to least 23 barangays in Cagayan de Oro City and neighboring towns, Alubijid, Opol, Tagoloan and Balingasag, Misamis Oriental.

Heavy 12-hour-rain caused another flash floods in Cagayan de Oro City

A heavy rain that began Sunday morning caused a flash flood that spread to least 23 barangays in Cagayan de Oro

A “trisikad” Driving through a flooded road along Madonna Hospital street.

Another flash floods in Cagayan de Oro City resulting from heavy rains early this morning. Flash flooding occurs when the ground [...]