Manila, Jan 20 (IANS) India on Tuesday handed over 30 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Philippines, which includes around 6.5 tonnes of essential medicines and medical equipment, BHISHM Cube and other items like dignity kits, sleeping mats, heavy duty tarpaulins and shelters. India’s Ambassador to Philippines, Harsh Kumar Jain handed over the humanitarian aid to Diana Rose S Cajipe, Under Secretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) at a ceremony organised by the Office of the Civ…
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Manila, Jan 6 (IANS) Philippine state volcanologists on Tuesday raised the alert level of Mayon Volcano in Albay province on Luzon island to Alert Level 3, citing the “onset of dome collapse pyroclastic density current,” the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. “This means that Mayon is exhibiting a magmatic eruption of a summit lava dome, with increased chances of lava flows and hazardous pyroclastic density currents (PDCs), affecting the upper to middle slopes of the volcan…
Manila, Dec 20 (IANS) Two soldiers were killed while three others were wounded after landmines allegedly planted by rebels exploded during military operations in Camarines Sur province on Luzon island, the Philippine military said on Saturday. According to a Facebook reel by the Philippine Army’s 9th Infantry Division, the incident occurred on Friday in a mountainous village of Balatan municipality.The army said the soldiers were hit by explosions from anti-personnel landmines, Xinhua news agenc…