Taal is one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes. Over the past few days ... few tens of kilometres away with a population of over 10 million, and there are multiple cities within 30km ...

About 20 typhoons and storms a year lash the Philippines, and the poor archipelago with 23 active volcanoes wrestles with frequent earthquakes. Marcos told displaced villagers at an evacuation ...

Typhoon Toraji unleashed floods, knocked down trees and caused power outages in the northern Philippines before weakening ...