Venezuela earthquakes: An unexpected story of survival

Associated Press 06/29/2026

LA GUAIRA, Venezuela — Rescue teams and residents on Sunday searched through towering piles of rubble that blended into the widespread destruction along Venezuela’s northern coast after two devastating earthquakes. Since the devastating magnitude 7.2 and 7.5…

Rip currents: The hidden beach hazard and how to survive it

06/16/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — What may look like a calm and inviting stretch of beach can sometimes hide one of the ocean’s deadliest dangers—rip currents. Rip currents are responsible for numerous beach rescues and drowning incidents around…

After an earthquake, how long can trapped victims survive?

Associated Press 04/01/2025

NEW YORK — For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and air. If their injuries aren’t too severe, victims can survive for a week or…

Adrift for 3 months, Australian and his dog lived on raw fish until Mexican fishermen rescued him

Associated Press 07/19/2023

MANZANILLO, Mexico — An Australian sailor who was rescued by a Mexican tuna boat after being adrift at sea with his dog for three months said Tuesday that he is grateful to be alive after setting foot on dry…

Climate crisis is here

Crispin C. Maslog - @inquirerdotnet 12/07/2022

An innocuous story in the ocean of online news recently caught my attention. It said that an entire Pacific island nation was considering an unusual backup plan for survival: moving its entire population to another country. The…

DSWD-7 to reassess pantawid members’ status starting this month

Futch Anthony Inso 06/12/2022

  LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) will conduct a reassessment of the condition and status of all Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries in Central Visayas starting…

PAL assures continued operations despite restructuring plans

Miguel Camus 05/12/2021

MANILA, Philippines—Taipan Lucio Tan’s Philippine Airlines (PAL) announced its commitment to continue operations—including transporting vaccines and stranded Filipinos—amid a looming restructuring plan meant to ensure its survival during the global health catastrophe. “Our flights and operations will…

Watching The Avengers: Endgame? Here’s a quick survival guide

Immae Lachica 04/24/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—  The Avengers: Endgame has finally made it cinemas.  This much anticipated finale between the Avengers and Thanos is three hours and two minutes long.  Here is a survival guide for all Marvel fans in…

Tactical, Survival and Arms Expo makes its mark in Cebu

PR 07/09/2018

The Tactical, Survival & Arms (TACS) Expo 2018, the only comprehensive defense, security, and survival show in the Philippines, made its mark in Cebu last June 15-18, 2018 at the Cebu Trade Hall of SM City Cebu…

BRT’s survival

Editorial 09/15/2017

Again, the fate of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lies not in the Department of Transportation (DOTr), as Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Dino said, but in the hands of President Rodrigo Duterte who may or…

Terrifying thriller

Jeff Ruffolo 05/11/2017

Run as fast as you can. Run until you no longer have breath in your lungs and your chest feels as if an elephant has stomped all over it. Then run faster — as if your very…

AFP: Bohol Abu Sayyaf bandits ‘fighting for survival’

Inquirer.net, Nestle L. Semilla 04/25/2017

The number of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members still being hunted in Bohol may just be down to two, fighting for their survival and no longer posing any threat, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said…

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