The Church of the Immaculate Conception in Guiuan, Eastern Samar has been totally destroyed by Super Typhoon Yolanda. What remained of this centuries-old church are the stone walls and the belfry.

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines — From a conservative estimate of 1000 deaths, authorities now openly admit that the death toll from Supertyphoon Yolanda (International name: Haiyan) that slammed central Philippines three days ago could reach 10,000 after the extent of devastation becomes clearer.

MANILA, Philippines – Ariella Arida is named third runner-up during the Miss Universe 2013 pageant in Moscow, Russia on Saturday, Nov. 9 (Sunday, Nov, 10 Manila time). Miss Venezuela, Gabriela Isler, is crowned Miss Universe 2013. Miss Brazil Jakelyne Oliveira was named fourth runner-up, Miss Ecuador Constanza Baez was second runner-up, while Miss Spain Patricia Yurena Rodriguez is first runner-up. The 24-year-old Pinay beauty queen competed against 85 other delegates.

MANILA, Philippines - Before a packed Senate session hall and with the nation glued to television sets yesterday to hear Janet Lim-Napoles tell all, the alleged pork barrel scam mastermind spilled no beans.

MANILA, Philippines - Twelve area were placed under public storm warning signal number 4 as Super Typhoon "Yolanda," which is now considered as the world's strongest tropical cyclone for 2013, is forecast to slam into Eastern Visayas before dawn Friday.

MANILA Philippines (12:30 AM Nov 7, 2013) - Supertyphoon Haiyan is now codenamed Typhoon Yolanda as it enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at midnight with maximum sustained winds of 195 kph and gustiness up to 230 kph. It's center was last spotted 943 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur and is forecast to move West Northwest at 30 kph.

MANILA, Philippines - Tropical storm Haiyan intensified into a typhoon Wednesday morning and is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Thursday morning, the state weather agency said. PAGASA weather forecaster Chris Perez said that the weather disturbance was spotted 1,560 kilometers east of Mindanao on Wednesday morning and will be renamed locally as "Yolanda" as this year's 24th tropical cyclone once it reaches the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

This November, GMA Network presents Villa Quintana, a heartwarming love story that became a phenomenal hit series in the mid-90s. Mothers today are definitely sentimental when they reminisce the love between Isagani and Lynette, originally portrayed by Keempee de Leon and Donna Cruz.

Leading broadcast news organization GMA News and Public Affairs joins the country in observing this year’s All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day via UNDAS 2013.

MANILA, Oct. 31, 2013— ‘Undas’ website is back online to accept request for prayers from Filipinos abroad for their departed loved ones. Now on its third year, the CBCP Media Office relaunched the project, which continues to get positive feedback from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).