SAN MARCELINO, ZAMBALES, Philippines — The streets in this town came alive with color and rhythm as residents and local officials wrapped up their six-day Singkamas Festival on Sunday with a lively grand parade and street dancing competition celebrating its prized root crop. Known as the “Singkamas Capital” of the province, the municipality holds the

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The death toll from landslides and flooding caused by a shear line has risen to eight in the Davao region, after one more person was reported killed when a ball mill facility in Barangay Napnapan, Pantukan town, Davao de Oro, was hit by a landslide, burying him underneath. Franz Irag, operations

TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL, Philippines — For the first time in decades, residents of Malingin Island in Bien Unido town, Bohol—where every drop of rainwater has long been treasured—are no longer solely dependent on rainfall for their drinking water. Safe and potable water has begun flowing on the island following the turnover of a P7.4-million water

An Orange Level 5 weather warning signals heavy downpours in the Eastern Cape, raising concerns over flooding and road closures.

LUCENA CITY, QUEZON, Philippines — At least three people went missing after a sanitary landfill in Rodriguez town, Rizal, collapsed last Friday, burying an unconfirmed number of individuals—mostly scavengers—under mounds of garbage, authorities and the urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) said. Citing residents of Sitio (subvillage) IB Harangan in Barangay San Isidro,