The devastation wrought by Typhoon Ketsana in 2009 (and, later, Typhoon Haiyan in 2013) convinced him of the need to build cities on higher ground. People walk along a flooded street in Manila on ...

SM Prime Holdings (SM Prime), a pioneer in sustainability initiatives in the Philippines, has long been committed to ...

Are you ready for the rainy season? As we welcome a new year, we also brace for another set of storms that will traverse the Pacific and affect the Philippines. This year begins with the lingering ...

As the water surged, the family had to cross what felt like a raging river. When Typhoon Ondoy struck in 2009, some neighbors refused to let them into the third floor of their homes. 'They kept ...

Shortage will incite rampage. Recall the looting in Rizal after Superstorm Ondoy in 2009, and in Leyte after Super Typhoon Yolanda in 2014. Starving folk know no law. Tiu Laurel finds unacceptable ...

NAGA CITY, Camarines Sur (PIA) – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) recently donated an unsinkable boat to ...

During Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) in 2009, which devastated surrounding areas, SM City Marikina remained intact, serving as a refuge for those affected by the disaster. Similar to the stilts ...

The devastation wrought by Typhoon Ketsana in 2009 (and, later, Typhoon Haiyan in 2013) convinced him of the need to build cities on higher ground. Casanova hoped a planned metropolis would provide ...

The Alliance of People’s Organizations along the Manggahan Floodway (APOAMF) in Pasig City organized their people’s plan in 2010 for resettlement and housing to protect themselves from the threat of ...

Vietnam and the Philippines are still recovering from September's Typhoon Ketsana, which was the heaviest rainfall in the Philippines in 40 years. Ketsana flooded 80 per cent of Manila before heading ...

"Of course there’s always things you can’t control – on my honeymoon in Vietnam we got caught in Typhoon Ketsana and we were confined to the hotel while the flood was happening all around us. As you ...

Aid agencies say they are preparing for the worst as the arrival of the Typhoon is imminent. On Friday, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo placed the country "under the state of calamity" in ...