With several areas still reeling from the effects of Severe Tropical Storm "Paeng", some local governments have decided to suspend classes for an extended period of time.

The tropical cyclone will continue to weaken and may become a remnant low within 12 hours “due to unfavorable environment conditions,” PAGASA said in a bulletin issued at 11 a.m.

Disaster officials said that the death toll due to the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” (international name: Nalgae) has risen to 110.

Aspiring lawyers will still be taking the exam on November 9, 13, 16 and 20 at 14 testing centers across the country.

Queenie was last seen 430 kilometers east southeast of Hinatuan in Surigao del Sur, with peak winds of 65 km an hour and gusts of up to 80 km an hour.

Rescuers on Monday waded through thigh-deep mud using long pieces of wood to search for bodies buried by a landslide, as the death toll from a powerful storm rose to 101.

The US Peace Corps volunteers who will arrive in January next year after resuming operations in the country will be among the first to implement a new climate initiative.

In time for All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days, the Makabayan bloc is pushing for the approval of House Bill 5753, which will grant free or discounted funeral services to indigent and extremely poor families.

Filipino nurse Potri Ranka Manis used to regard the subway as the “safest” mode of transportation, but her view changed radically after a traumatic incident last year.

The Senate will review and “readjust” some provisions of the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget to make it more responsive to disasters, as the chamber prepares its plenary deliberations on the appropriations measure upon the resumption of ...