The Latest Breaking News from Philippines

Three people killed and 15 injured as 4.5-metre waves hit Tenerife, exposing rising coastal risks and climate-fuelled hazards across the Canary Islands.

With its long ranges, the Sierra Madre is widely regarded as the Philippines' 'first line of defence' against storms.

Destructive winds and rainfall hit archipelago, while a cold spell in Florida prompts fears of falling iguanas

After super typhoon Uwan, Filipinos are worried about the possibility of a tsunami after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Japan.

As Super Typhoon Uwan (Fung-wong) lashes the Philippines with life-threatening winds and torrential rains, comparisons to 2013's deadly Typhoon Haiyan raise growing fears across the nation.

About 1.4 million people evacuated as storm sparks flash floods and landslides and leaves millions without power

Typhoon Fung-wong has blown out of the northwestern Philippines after setting off floods and landslides, knocking out power to entire provinces, killing at least two people and displacing more than 1.4 million others

The super typhoon Fung-wong, locally known as Uwan, has now weakened into typhoon status, according to state meteorologists in the Philippines. The change comes as 15 more regions were marked at tropical cyclone signal number 4.

At least two people found dead as super-typhoon hits Philippines, days after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 224

Judy Bertuso feeds her husband Apollo in a tent on a basketball court in Quezon City

Almost one million people have had to be evacuated from the Philippines as Super Typhoon Fung-wong is set to batter the archipelago nation.