1987MV Doña Paz Sinks in Collision with MT Vector, Philippines

December 20: The passenger ferry MV Doña Paz sinks after col...
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🚢 MV Doña Paz Sinks in Collision with MT Vector, Philippines

December 20: The passenger ferry MV Doña Paz sinks after colliding with the oil tanker MT Vector 1 in the Tablas Strait in the Philippines, killing an estimated 4,000 people (history's worst peacetime maritime disaster).
MV Doña Paz Sinks in Collision with MT Vector, Philippines (1987)
Maritime DisasterFerryShipwreck
PhilippinesPhilippines

✈️ Cebu Pacific Flight 387 Crash in the Philippines

February 2: Cebu Pacific Flight 387 crashes on the slopes between Mount Sumagaya and Mount Lumot in Claveria, Misamis Oriental, killing all 104 people on board.
Cebu Pacific Flight 387 Crash in the Philippines (1998)
AviationDisasterAirlinesAccidentTransportation
PhilippinesPhilippines

🚢 Sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars in the Philippines

Sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars in the Philippines (2008)
TyphoonDisaster ReliefCasualtiesSearch and Rescue
PhilippinesPhilippines

🌀 Typhoon Ketsana Causes Hundreds of Deaths in the Philippines

September 26: Typhoon Ketsana kills 789 people in the Philippines.
Typhoon Ketsana Causes Hundreds of Deaths in the Philippines (2009)
TyphoonNatural DisasterClimate ChangeDisaster ReliefExtreme Weather
PhilippinesPhilippines

🌀 Typhoon Bopha Devastates Philippines, Killing Thousands

December 49: Typhoon Bopha kills over 1,600 in the Philippines.
Typhoon Bopha Devastates Philippines, Killing Thousands (2012)
TyphoonNatural DisasterClimate ChangeDisaster Relief
PhilippinesPhilippines

🌀 Typhoon Rai Devastates Visayas and Mindanao, Philippines

December 1618: Typhoon Rai lashes into Visayas and Mindanao, killing 409 people.
Typhoon Rai Devastates Visayas and Mindanao, Philippines (2021)
TyphoonNatural DisasterClimate ChangeExtreme WeatherDisaster Relief
PhilippinesPhilippines