The authorities in Japan and the Philippines lifted tsunami warnings in coastal regions after ordering evacuations. Power failures near the epicenter were reported.
Tag: Mindanao (Philippines)
Philippines: Christmas Floods Kill 51 and Strand Thousands
Heavy rains on Christmas Day killed dozens of people and left thousands displaced. For a deeply Catholic nation, the timing heightened the sense of tragedy.
Super Typhoon Rai’s Death Toll in Philippines Is Climbing
More than 200 people are now believed to have been killed by the storm.
Super Typhoon Rai Hits the Philippines
Nearly 100,000 people in several regions were evacuated, and at least 17 people died.
Philippine Clan Leaders Guilty in Political Massacre of Scores of People
A court said leaders of the powerful Ampatuan dynasty were behind the 2009 massacre of a rival politician’s supporters and members of the news media.
Strong Earthquake Hits the Southern Philippines
A 6-year-old girl died after a wall collapsed on her during the powerful quake, the third of magnitude 6.5 or higher to strike the area since late October.
Duterte Says Martial Law in Southern Philippines Will End This Month
The president imposed military rule on the island of Mindanao two and a half years ago, after an Islamist rebellion in the city of Marawi.
Philippines Struck by Second Big Earthquake in Three Days
The magnitude-6.5 earthquake hit about 25 miles southwest of Davao, a regional capital of 1.6 million people.
Deadly Earthquake Strikes Southern Philippine Island
The magnitude-6.6 earthquake on Mindanao sent people fleeing in panic from their homes and caused significant structural damage to buildings.
Nene Pimentel, 85, Dies; Filipino Politician Stood Up to Marcos
Aquilino Pimentel Jr. helped end the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos as an organizer of the 1986 People Power Revolution.