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A man negotiates neck-deep floodwaters in his village caused by Typhoon Doksuri in Laoag city, Ilocos Norte province, northern Philippines, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. Typhoon Doksuri blew ashore in a cluster of islands and lashed northern Philippine provinces with ferocious wind and rain Wednesday, leaving at least a few people dead and displacing thousands of others as it blew roofs off rural houses, flooded low-lying villages and toppled trees, officials said. (AP Photo/Bernie Sipin Dela Cruz)

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Typhoon Doksuri leaves at least 6 dead and displaces thousands in the northern Philippines
By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press
Tue,07/25/23-9:43PM , 101 Reads
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri lashed northern Philippine provinces with ferocious wind and rain Wednesday, leaving at least six people dead and displacing thousands of others as it blew roofs off houses, flooded low-lying villages and triggered dozens of landslides, officials said.
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Homes are seen near the permanent danger zone surrounding Mayon volcano at Bonga village, Albay province, northeastern Philippines, on June 15, 2023. Thousands of poor Filipinos risk their lives by living and working in villages inside a permanent danger zone around Mayon volcano. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Poor villagers risk their lives in danger zone as Philippines' most active volcano erupts
By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press
Mon,06/19/23-9:46PM , 237 Reads
CALBAYOG, Philippines (AP) — Delfina Guiwan’s heart was pounding as she snuck back to her village, now abandoned and eerily quiet, in the fertile foothills of gently erupting Mayon volcano in the northeastern Philippines.
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This satellite image released by National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), shows Typhoon Mawar approaching Philippine northern provinces Monday, May 29, 2023. (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology via AP)

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Thousands evacuated as Philippines warns of flooding, landslides from approaching Typhoon Mawar
By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press
Sun,05/28/23-10:44PM , 117 Reads
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials began evacuating thousands of villagers, shut down schools and offices and imposed a no-sail ban Monday as Typhoon Mawar approached the country’s northern provinces a week after battering the U.S. territory of Guam.
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A Chinese coast guard ship has blocked a Philippine patrol vessel steaming into a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. (April 27) (AP video/Joeal Calupitan)

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Tense face-off: Philippines confronts China over sea claims
By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press
Thu,04/27/23-4:59AM , 191 Reads
ABOARD BRP MALABRIGO (AP) — A Chinese coast guard ship blocked a Philippine patrol vessel steaming into a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, causing a frightening near-collision in the latest act of Beijing’s aggression in the str
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