Manila International Film Festival has been postponed until further notice due to the ongoing wildfires raging in Los Angeles.

When the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles went up in smoke, Alexander Swedelson lost his apartment, but also a bit of his

Around 150 Filipinos have been displaced by the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires and are currently staying in evacuation centers, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, .

The specific initial commitments announced today include $1 million to the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation and $500,000 to the Los Angeles Police Foundation. The remaining commitment will be identified and disbursed as the relief efforts in Los Angeles continue.

At least five people have been killed in wildfires rampaging around Los Angeles, officials said Wednesday, with firefighters overwhelmed by

The sun setting over Los Angeles in the past two days was red as blood, but of a darker tone coming from the fires raging in over 1,000 acres. Called the Kenneth Fire, areas just exploded in flames, fanned by very strong wind that made airplanes tremble and cars on the freeways skid onto the next lane.

WATCHING the continuing media coverage of the Los Angeles firestorm reminded me of the fire that swept the depressed area behind the Paco railroad station in Manila during the 1970s. The house where I was born and raised was razed to the ground quickly as firemen were hampered by narrow streets that panicking residents had unfortunately blocked.