BATANGAS CITY—The municipal council of Bauan in Batangas declared a state of calamity to immediately address the needs of residents in eight villages swamped by floodwaters on June 9. Municipal administrator Antonio de Lacy Jr. said by phone on Sunday that Friday’s declaration would enable the local government to release ...

A Catholic bishop and Maguindanao officials called on President Benigno Aquino III on Sunday to help unclog the Rio Grande de Mindanao.

COTABATO CITY—At least five persons drowned in North Cotabato and Maguindanao after torrential rains hit Mindanao the past few days, disaster officials said. At least 10 municipalities surrounding the Liguasan marshland in Maguindanao have been flooded for a week now. Last week, three persons drowned in Libungan and Pikit, both ...

AS CLASSES open today, school officials and communities in central and northern Luzon, especially in areas devastated by strong typhoons in the past two years, are struggling to bring learning to children no matter the odds. In Pangasinan, the two sections of Grade 6 in San Miguel Elementary School in ...

MANILA, Philippines—The Las Piñas-Parañaque Coastal Lagoon—eyed to be reclaimed by authorities—not only serves as a stop for migratory birds but also supports the lives of families in the area who turn to it for livelihood and protection. The 175-hectare lagoon, which serves as home to endangered Philippine ducks and a ...