Etiket: Philippines
At least five rescue workers killed in Philippines by Typhoon Noru | Abroad
Typhoon Noru has killed at least five rescue workers in the Philippines. They died in Bulacan province, where Noru caused flooding. In total, 74,000 people were evacuated due to the…
The last of the Philippines at the end of the judicial ’empire’, by Ernesto Ekaizer
Sixty-eight days… of resistance by the conservative members of the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) against 337 of the last Spanish soldiers who defended their position in the archipelago…
Super typhoon Noru reaches wind speeds of up to 195 km/h: thousands of people evacuated in the Philippines | Weather news
Thousands of people have been evacuated in the Philippines due to the passage of super typhoon Noru. This is accompanied by wind speeds of 195 kilometers per hour. Evacuations are…
Damage and evacuations after powerful earthquake in Philippines | Abroad
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday. One death has been reported so far: A 25-year-old construction worker died when the three-story building he…
Damage and evacuations after powerful earthquake in Philippines
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday. No deaths or serious injuries have been reported so far. However, there is material damage to houses…
7.1 earthquake hits Dolores in Philippines | NOW
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Dolores in the Philippines on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reports. The quake was felt as far as Manila, the capital of the archipelago.…
The Philippines, the country that worships its dictators
The “Punisher”, “Dirty Harry”, the “Donald Trump of the East”. Those were the nicknames given to the president Rodrigo Duterte, the fierce populist who waged a bloody drug war in…
From pariah to president: Marcos Jr is appointed president of the Philippines | Abroad
Ferdinand Marcos Jr, nicknamed BongBong, is today named the new president of the Philippines. He succeeds Rodrigo Duterte after a big victory in the elections in May. Marcos Jr pledges…
Dooley coached the Philippines for the second time
Long-time Bundesliga professional Thomas Dooley will be the national soccer coach of the Philippines for the second time. The 133rd in the FIFA world rankings announced the signing of the…
Philippines confidently elect Marcos as president again: Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Junior
Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, has won a landslide victory in the Philippine presidential election. The 64-year-old Marcos – nicknamed Bongbong – succeeds Rodrigo…