Philippines: Luzon is home to the most unique species of mammals
Where is the world’s greatest concentration of unique species of mammals? A team of American and Filipino authors have concluded that it is Luzon Island, in the Philippines. Their 15-year project, summarized More...
Philippines: Moderate 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolts Ilocos Sur
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck about 70 kilometers of the coast of Vigan City, Ilocos Sur in Northern Luzon early this morning, according to the Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) The More...
Philippines reports thousands of measles cases in first 45 days of 2014
Measles in the Philippines has been a topic in several countries (Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States ) as travelers returning from travel to the Philippines have been More...
Philippines: Dengue fever cases exceed 95,000 so far this year
The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) released the latest dengue fever data and the numbers continue to climb, even though the August numbers were significantly lower than those of the same period in 2011. Photo/CDC-James More...
