The coming New Year will be both a gift and a task for the Filipino people, the new head of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines said.

Before 2011 comes to a close, Laos has joined the international community in giving aid to survivors of Tropical Storm Sendong (Washi).

Summary dismissal proceedings await policemen who fire their guns to welcome the New Year, the Philippine National Police reiterated Saturday. PNP chief Director General Nicanor Bartolome stressed this, saying he ordered the summary dismissal of three policemen caught firing their guns during the holidays.

Health authorities are now on red alert to treat injuries stemming from incidents related to New Year revelry. The red alert status may last until at least Sunday, and longer if health authorities deem necessary.

Victims of natural disasters – including thousands of people in the Philippines affected by a recent storm and floods caused by two weather systems – will be in Pope Benedict XVI's prayer intentions for January 2012.

On the last day of 2011, residents in southern Mindanao may have to remain alert for possible flash floods and landslides due to a weather disturbance, or a low-pressure area (LPA).

Mobile Phone Manila (dpa) – Filipinos were urged Friday to ring in the New Year with digital music files of pops and explosions instead of dangerous firecrackers traditionally set off during ...

The International Organization for Migration IOM has deployed to Sendong-hit areas 30 of its disaster relief staff, who will implement a shelter program using aid from the United Nations and ...

A geologist on Friday warned that other Philippine cities can suffer the same fate as devastated Iligan and Cagayan de Oro because of similarities in their ...

Donations for calamity victims amounting to over P193-M accumulated in a deposit account in an Authorized Government Depository Bank (AGDB), according to the Commission on Audit (COA) annual audit ...