Philippine president made pledge Sunday as he visited hard-hit islands of Samar and Leyte, where thousands of people flocked to ruined churches for prayers
Aid workers say there are visible signs that food, water are getting to people in hard-hit areas, but challenges remain
More than a week after deadly typhoon left millions without food and water, relief supplies are beginning to reach the needy
Residents in dire need of food, water six days after punishing super typhoon battered central islands, killing thousands
Despite money, relief goods and military assets sent by international community, officials say coordination remains a challenge
With thousands feared dead, the United Nations asks for $301 million for 'major emergency' as survivors scramble for food, water and medicine
Central Philippines authorities are struggling to reach many of some 600,000 people displaced by Typhoon Haiyan
Desperate Philippine typhoon survivors have been searching for food and water in Leyte and Samar, where Haiyan became one of strongest cyclones on record to make landfall anywhere in the world
Thousands of houses reduced to rubble, while crumpled cars lie smashed into each other and splintered trees, power lines clog muddy ground
The Philippine Red Cross estimates hundreds were killed in the coastal city of Tacloban and that at least 200 are dead in Samar province
Legislation driven by demand for official apology from Manila over botched hostage rescue attempt in 2010 that left eight Hong Kong nationals dead
Typhoon Haiyan has already generated wind gusts measured as strong as 250 kilometers per hour
Country filed case under UN Convention on Law of the Sea, which states that coastal nations are entitled to maritime territory that extends some 22K offshore
Maps created using LiDAR technology help pinpoint vulnerable structures, assess population density, calculate financial losses should disaster strike
Casualty numbers expected to increase as more local governments report damage
Amphibious exercises involved over 2,000 Marines from two countries
Close to 25 million hectares of rice is lost to floods every year just in Africa and Asia
But troops continue operations to remove last remaining fighters of Moro National Liberation Front faction
Military said it has taken back 70 percent of areas that MNLF had infiltrated, used some air strikes to flush out rebels from villages on fringes of Zamboanga
Fifty-five people have died, more than 65,000 have fled their homes in now week-long stand-off in country’s south
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