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18 May 1947 – Lili Marlene, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain crashed in Mount Makaturing near Dansalan, Lanao, killing Col. Edwin Andrews, head of the Philippine Army Air Corps (PAAC, later the Philippine Air Force) and 17 others on board, including government officials.
This list of disasters in Metro Manila by death toll includes both natural and man-made disasters that took place in the general vicinity of Metro Manila in the Philippines. This list is not comprehensive in general.
List of man-made disasters in the Philippines; 0–9. 2013 Iloilo oil spill; M. Manor Hotel fire; Marcopper mining disaster; N. Negros famine; O. Ozone Disco fire; P.
It has erupted 16 times since 1885 and is considered as the 4th most active volcano in the Philippines after Mayon, Taal, and Kanlaon. There are evacuation procedures in place for parts of the peninsula, the farms nearest the volcano are evacuated, and many of the village schools are closed if it is considered possible that a more destructive ...
A bridge collapsed near La Carlota, the Philippines, on August 1, local officials said, as three vehicles were crossing it.This footage, posted on Facebook by Jim Elisa Pieldad, shows the cars ...
The show features reports on natural calamities, man-made disasters, diseases, advancements in the medical field, successful operations of men in uniform, rescue operations of emergency response teams, safety tips, stories on heroic deeds of ordinary people and institutions and numerous other life-threatening situations. [2]
Typhoon Man-yi, known as Pepito in the Philippines, is now the equivalent of a Category 2 hurricane (96-109 mph/154-176 km/h) on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale and will continue to ...
On January 6, 1967, two Catholic pilgrimage buses collided on a mountainous road near a reinforced timber bridge in the rural town of Indang, Cavite, Philippines.. Subsequently, they plunged off a cliff, killing more than 80 people, [b] the majority being women and children, and injuring the remaining passengers, making it one of the world's worst road accidents and disasters and the worst in ...