Rescue workers were searching for at least 34 sanitation workers who were trapped after a mound of garbage buried them at a dump in the central Philippines. At least one person has been confirmed dead ...

MANILA: The death toll from a landfill landslide in the central Philippines rose to 22 a week after the accident, local officials said on Thursday (Jan 15).

The most famous – or infamous — of these dumpsites was the 17-story Smokey Mountain, covering 20 hectares on the outskirts of ...

An Estonian vlogger has been arrested for alleged voyeurism and calling locals 'monkeys' in the Philippines. Siim Roosipuu, 34, reportedly filmed women without their consent as he explored Negros ...

CEMENTERIO del Norte, or the North Cemetery of Manila, claims to be the oldest from 1904 when it was laid out. It cannot be ...

After days of heavy rainfall, a mountain of waste collapsed in the Philippines last week, burying dozens of people. As of ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines may have settled for sixth overall at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games, but its performance in Olympic disciplines told a far brighter story, outshining most of its ...

Malacañang on Monday said hunger incidence and poverty self-rating among Filipinos have declined, crediting the ...

A landfill in the central Philippines collapsed on Thursday afternoon, killing several people and injuring at least a dozen others, according to local officials. Rescue workers were searching for ...

Police have issued a warning about the dangers of stray fireworks following the incident Dubai: A 12-year-old boy was killed and another seriously injured after a cache of firecrackers they found on a ...

Rescuers detected signs of life in an avalanche of garbage that killed at least four workers and left more than 30 others missing Thursday in a central Philippines landfill and plan to intensify ...

The Philippines’ economy has often struggled to get credit for its solid performance in the past decade. Now, a massive corruption scandal is sapping growth at precisely the wrong time and making for ...