MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolted Batangas and Metro Manila last night, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). State seismologists ...

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake, or the "Big One," poses the most serious threat to Metro Manila, with estimated deaths of 35,000 people and 600,000 injuries, and widespread conflagration and ...

Office of Civil Defense (OCD) administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno reiterated his call for a more stringent ...