Typhoon News

Tacloban - Football superstar David Beckham visited the Philippines on Thursday to give comfort to survivors of the Asian country's deadliest ever typhoon -- although not everyone was sure of his identity.Hundreds of survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan rushed out o...

Tacloban - The Philippines said "Thank you" on billboards around the world Saturday in gratitude for the massive outpouring of international help after a typhoon that killed about 8,000 people three months ago.

The Philippines, Indonesia and the Pacific island of Tonga have been hit by forces of Mother Nature in the last couple of days, causing death and injury to those in coastal areas as well as in danger zones, in the case of the eruption in Indonesia.

The Christmas celebration has changed for many in the Philippines since the country suffered devastation brought by typhoons during the last three Decembers.

The devastation to the Philippines caused by Typhoon Haiyan resulted in the re-emergence of a long-standing issue called "climate justice." But while justice is a two-edged sword, reason and justice can be wielded either for or against, but not for both.

On November 13, a moving Facebook note about Typhoon Haiyan and the current situation in the Philippines was posted. It is currently going viral and is entitled, 'I Need To Tell You.'

Tacloban - The death toll after Super Typhoon Haiyan hit the central Philippines is feared to be rising. As many as 10,000 people are believed dead in Tacloban, the Leyte provincial capital of 200,000 people.

Tacloban - After the strength of Haiyan weakened in Philippines, initial estimates by the Red Cross put the death toll to more than 1,000 but the actual extent of damage is yet to be assessed.

Typhoon 'Yolanda' (International name Haiyan), has made landfall in the Visayan region in central Philippines early Friday morning as authorities raised typhoon signal No. 4 in many parts of the country.

A strong typhoon with an estimated wind speed of over 240 kilometers per hour is forecast to hit the Philippines in 48 hours according to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)