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The region is also bracing for Kong Rey, which has now hit typhoon strength, as it hurdles towards Taiwan this week, bringing heavy rains and strong winds to the Philippines’ northern Luzon ...

MANILA, Philippines — A powerful typhoon wrecked ... the archipelago's most populous region. The capital region of metropolitan Manila would likely be spared from a direct hit but was placed ...

About 20 typhoons and storms batter the Philippines each year. The archipelago lies in the Pacific Ring of Fire, a region along most of the Pacific Ocean rim where many volcanic eruptions and ...

MANILA, Philippines — Over 60 percent of regions in the country have been declared “drug cleared” and over 40 percent are now “drug-free,” the government told the United Nations ...