Leyte

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  6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Philippines

  An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 rocked Leyte province in the central Philippines, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

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  11-Year-Old Philippines Boy Miraculously Survives Landslide by Taking Refuge In Refrigerator For 20 Hours

  In a miraculous incident, an 11-year-old boy survived a landslide in the Philippines by taking refuge in a refrigerator for around 20 hours. He suffered a broken leg but the officials said that he is conscious.

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  Mysterious 32-Foot Sea Creature Washes Up On Beach. See Pics

  Beachgoers at Maasin City, on the island of Leyte in the Philippines, were recently left stunned when they saw the corpse of mysterious sea creature washed ashore.

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  Fire Sweeps Through Philippine Prison Killing 10 Inmates

  Fire swept through a maximum-security Philippine prison killing 10 inmates, most of them in their cells, authorities said on Friday, in a disaster likely to highlight woeful conditions in one of the world's most over-crowded prison systems.

• Typhoon sparks Philippine child trafficking fears: charity

  A UK-based children's charity has asked the Philippines to investigate the suspected recruitment of child workers for sex trafficking in a region devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan, an aid official said on Saturday.

• Ban Ki-moon visits storm-ravaged Philippine city

  U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is visiting a central Philippine city devastated by a super typhoon that killed more than 6,100 people last month.

• Philippine typhoon death toll rising by eight daily

  Relief teams are still finding eight to 10 dead bodies a day, more than a month after Super Typhoon Haiyan ravaged the central Philippines, a civil defence official said today.

• Philippines to split up typhoon relief zone country by country

  The Philippines will divide up the typhoon-ravaged central Visayas between countries to maximise relief efforts, a senior officer said, as President Benigno Aquino won guarded praise for improving aid distribution 11 days after the storm hit.

• In Philippines, a battered town helps itself

  The knock of hammer on nail, the buzz of chain saws, the swish of brooms clearing up debris from wrecked homes and yards: The sound of people putting their lives back together rings out across this devastated town.

• UN says Philippine typhoon death toll 4,460, government disputes figure

  The United Nations said on Friday the death toll from a super typhoon in the Philippines was at least 4,460, citing regional officials, but the national disaster council maintained a much lower figure.

• On idyllic Philippine island, typhoon hints at tourism paradise lost

  On one side, the Anika Island Resort faces a glittering stretch of azure sea. On the other three, it faces the remains of homes and coconut palms minced by wind into the white sand.

• Six weeks to restore power to typhoon zone, says Philippine official

  Philippine Energy Secretary Jericho Petilla says it may take six weeks before the first typhoon-hit towns get their electric power back.

• Aid operations pick up pace in typhoon-hit Philippines

  Since the storm, people have broken into homes, malls and garages, where they have stripped the shelves of food, water and other goods.

• Deadly crush as Filipinos try to flee typhoon nightmare

  Thousands of people on Wednesday jostled and begged for seats on scarce flights out of a Philippine city demolished by a super typhoon, as anger at the slow pace of aid reaching the disaster zone turned deadly.

• US ships sent to aid Philippines typhoon survivers

  The US military has ordered two amphibious ships to the Philippines to help victims of the devastating Typhoon Haiyan and a third was poised to deploy, officials said on Tuesday.