Around 1,000 houses were destroyed in the blaze, officials say, months after a similar incident in the Philippine capital.

Nov. 25 (UPI) --A large fire swept through a shanty town near the port area of Manila in the Philippines on Sunday night, destroying about 1,000 homes and leaving more than 8,000 people homeless.

(MNHPI) announced the completion of Phase 1 of the NorthPort passenger terminal upgrades, perfectly timed for the holiday ...

Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA-EFE Nov. 25 (UPI) --A large fire swept through a shanty town near the port area of Manila in the Philippines on Sunday night, destroying about 1,000 homes and ...

Huge flames can be seen engulfing a closely-built shanty community in the port area of Manila, in drone footage released by the city’s disaster management office. Hundreds of residents have been ...

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Saturday said it is on heightened alert until January 3, 2025 for the holiday season, ...

Drone footage shared by the Manila government’s disaster management office showed the extent of the fire, which razed the houses along the capital’s port area. The fire started around 8AM (00: ...

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) welcomed 2,000 new recruits to be deployed to different districts even before their official ...

The government will have its first case of agricultural economic sabotage under Republic Act 12022 or the Anti-Agricultural ...

which is Manila’s largest slum area home to roughly 654,220 people. Many live in shabby shacks across densely packed streets near a busy commercial port. There have been no immediate reports of ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Bureau of Customs and the Department of Agriculture to step up efforts to ...