A ferry carrying about 250 passengers caught fire in the southern Philippines killing at least 31 people, according to the Associated Press. Rescuers continued to search for missing passengers.

In the Philippines, at least 10 people killed when a passenger ferry caught fire in Basilan province. A coast guard official said nine people were injured in the fire while have died and 230 have been ...

MANILA--A ferry carrying about 250 passengers and crew caught fire between Philippine islands and at least 12 people were killed with seven still missing, a provincial governor said Thursday.

Heavy rainfall from tropical storm Trami caused severe flooding in the eastern Philippines overnight, leaving one person dead ...

A year ago, in March, a ferry caught fire in the southern Philippines with about 250 passengers and crew on board. Thirty-one people died as a result of the fire. Also, before that, off the coast ...