A tropical storm that has been sweeping through South East Asia intensified monsoon rains in the Philippines. This in turn caused houses to collapse in a storm surge in the southern coastal village of Tubig Tanah on 20 July.

Jade Rick Verdillo and Jamaica Aguilar were determined to walk down the aisle on their wedding day. Even if it meant walking down a flooded one.

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The Philippines is on track for an annual decline in coal-fired electricity output for the first time in nearly two decades, an analysis of market and government data showed, driven by rising liquefied natural gas-fired power generation.

Tropical storm Crising left at least seven dead and thousands displaced in the Philippines, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said Wednesday. Nearly 142,000 people were evacuated to 537 evacuation centers while over 1.4 million were affected, according to English newspaper The Daily Tribune.

MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr flew to Washington on Sunday (July 20), hoping to turn warm diplomatic ties with the US into tangible economic gains.

An arcade in the Philippines earned a Guinness World Record by installing the world's largest claw machine, which encompasses an area of 1,761 cubic feet.

Tropical storm Wipha weakened after making landfall in northern Vietnam on Tuesday, with authorities on alert due to heavy rains that could cause flooding and mudslides, as the Philippines struggled with monsoon downpours that began last week.