Overwhelmed after setting foot for the first time on a far-flung but picturesque island in the disputed South China Sea, a ...

Impoverished fishing communities in the Philippines are caught in a David-and-Goliath fight with industrial fishing ...

A Chinese ship has run aground in stormy weather in shallow waters off a Philippines-occupied island in the disputed South ...

MANILA-Christmas Day floods in the Philippines forced the evacuation of ... The coast guard said strong winds and big waves sank a fishing boat on Christmas Day off the coast of the central ...

(Bloomberg) -- The Philippines has approved the purchase of 40 fast patrol ... The typhoon-prone nation also approved extensions and cost increases for two flood-control projects, which will get ...

Trami has already left a trail of destruction in the Philippines ... However, extensive flooding was hindering relief efforts, with many areas accessible only by boats, he said.

The storm hit the Philippines on Thursday, causing floods and landslides that have ... with many areas accessible only by boats, Nepomuceno said. Trami, with wind speeds of up to 88 kph (54.7 ...

About 575,000 people had been displaced by floods, which submerged hundreds of villages in swaths of northern Philippines ... authorities had banned boats from going to sea, closed four airports ...

Tropical Storm Trami has left a deadly toll in the Philippines, where at least 65 people have been killed in landslides and extensive flooding in ... for more rescue boats to assist those stranded ...

Tropical storm Trami has blown away from the northwestern Philippines, leaving at least 65 people dead mostly in extensive flooding and landslides. Authorities scrambled for more rescue boats to ...