Philippine officials said Saturday they had set a new world record for the most trees planted in an hour, with 3.2 million seedlings sown as part of a national forestation programme.

Sixteen people were killed while 16 others were injured after tropical storm Fung-Wong (local name Mario) battered northern Philippines, local disaster relief agency said Wednesday.

MANILA - Storm Fung-Wong churned towards Taiwan on Saturday after killing at least seven people in the Philippines, and forcing some 200,000 people into temporary shelter, including in the capital

Rich nations should make the deepest emission cuts and provide most money if countries are to share fairly the responsibility of preventing catastrophic climate change, says a major new study.

A SERIES of earthquakes destroyed 17 houses and damaged 66 others yesterday in a southern Philippine town, slightly injuring three people.

The majority were in Asia, where 19 million were displaced by floods, storms and earthquakes, according to the report from the International Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) of the Norwegian R

The Philippines has evacuated more than 12,000 people from around the foot of its most active volcano as the crater glows red and authorities warn of a possible eruption.

A strong typhoon slammed into the rice-producing Philippine northern region on Sunday, cutting power and communications lines and forcing people to flee to higher ground, national disaster agency o

‘Saba’, which had its origin in the Philippines, is well suited for marginal lands