Here鈥檚 a quick roundup of today鈥檚 top stories:
Signal no. 2 is still up in two areas in Luzon as Typhoon Aghon maintains its strength while it moves over the Philippine Sea.
Typhoon Aghon (international name: Ewiniar) affected 19,373 people, including seven who were reported injured, as of May 27, the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) said Monday.
In a situational report, the NDRRMC explained that the latest total count comprises 8,465 families in 158 barangays in Luzon and Visayas.
This early, Senate President Francis Escudero rejected the idea of running for a higher government post.
It was just a week ago when聽Escudero ascended to the highest seat in the Senate,聽replacing Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, but his friends were already insinuating that he could be seeking a higher role.
More than 670 people are believed to have died after a massive landslide obliterated a village in Papua New Guinea, a UN official told AFP on Sunday.
鈥淭here are an estimated 150-plus houses now buried鈥� said UN migration agency official Serhan Aktoprak, adding that 鈥�670-plus people are assumed dead鈥�.