I have been actively campaigning against the use of substandard products, particularly construction materials that are illegally imported into the Philippines through technical smuggling. I have spent ...

Earthquakes are among the most formidable natural disasters, striking with little warning and causing widespread devastation.

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) should conduct a ...

BUILDING EXPERTS are concerned about the readiness of buildings and the lack of public spaces in case of a major earthquake in Metro Manila, after a 7.7-magnitude quake killed thousands in Myanmar on ...

THE Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Tuesday said it would work with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to ensure local government units enforce stricter building permit ...

Thailand ranks 59th for earthquakes, with 59 tremors recorded this year, the strongest reaching a magnitude of 4.9.

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will conduct more “Big One” seminars in Eastern Visayas to help people in the ...

He emphasized the urgency of earthquake preparedness, noting that the Philippines is located along several fault lines, including Marikina in Metro Manila. “The recent Myanmar earthquake and the ...

First, of all, may I request readers to pray for the people of Myanmar and Thailand who have just experienced a destructive magnitude 7.7 earthquake last week.

THIS weekend, we witnessed with horror the devastation wrought by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake on Myanmar which shook the ...

John Green on the difficult campaign to eradicate a deadly disease. ‘Funding for TB is in crisis,’ says John Green, author of ...