Rescuers were fanning out across the central Philippines Tuesday after a powerful earthquake triggered landslides, collapsed homes and killed dozens of people.

MANILA (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Negros on Monday, triggering landslides that toppled houses and killing at least 12 people, including two children, officials said. Government offices and schools were closed after at least 240 aftershocks jolted the area. The army put the death toll higher, but the state disaster agency could not confirm the …

Dozens of houses were destroyed and children were crushed to death when their school building collapsed after a devastating earthquake hit the central Philippines this morning.

At least five people were killed today when a strong earthquake shook the central Philippines, destroying buildings and triggering landslides which buried dozens of houses, trapping residents.

At least 15 people die and 29 are missing after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake strikes islands in the central Philippines.

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The Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has received an instruction from Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima to formulate policies leading to a substantial increase in the income tax compliance of the country’s professionals and self-employed.

Troops in the Philippines are still searching for the body of top militant Marwan who was reported killed on Thursday, a military spokesman says.

Army unable to confirm if US-backed airstrike killed top leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, a day after saying he was dead.