“They lived on the volcano itself with 47 craters. That’s really dangerous. It’s like having a gun pointed at you,” Renato Solidum, the head of the volcanology institute, told The Associated Press. Continue reading →

A volcano near the Philippine capital spewed lava into the sky and trembled constantly Tuesday, possibly portending a bigger and more dangerous eruption, as tens of thousands of people fled villages darkened and blanketed by heavy ash. Continue reading →

Experts say the volcanic lightning in Manila began when water interacted with magma in an explosive fragmentation of hot rock under Lake Taal. Continue reading →

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said last May it was “grossly unfair” for countries like Canada to offload their garbage on others. Continue reading →

There have been no reports of casualties or major damage so far. Continue reading →

Typhoon Phanfone stranded many people in sea and airports at the peak of holiday travel, set off landslides, flooded low-lying villages, destroyed houses, downed trees and electrical poles and knocked out power in entire provinces. Continue reading →

The opening of Jollibee’s new location, at 2830 Quance St. in Regina, had people lining up for hours Continue reading →

The magnitude 6.9 quake struck an area about six kilometers northwest of Padada town in Davao del Sur province at a depth of 30 kilometers, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Continue reading →

Typhoon Kammuri, the 20th typhoon to hit the country this year, weakened slightly and moved slowly across central parts of the archipelago during the night, with damage minor reported in some areas. Continue reading →

John Felderhof, the only executive ever prosecuted in the Bre-X Minerals Ltd. gold hoax of the 1990s, has died in the Philippines at 79 years old, according to his Toronto lawyer. Continue reading →