Top political stories of 2025: Flood control scandal WATCH: Filipinos are often praised for their resilience, but the severe floods that follow every typhoon have become an undeniable reminder of poor governance. Rappler’s Dwight de Leon recaps the biggest corruption scandal faced by the Marcos administration — massive irregularities in public works projects. | Rappler

2025 was a year of unprecedented natural disasters, from the catastrophic 8.8 Kamchatka megaquake to the record-breaking Hurricane Melissa. As climate change accelerates, we look back at the deadliest calamities that redefined 2025. In this 2025 year-ender, we chronicle the most destructive events that shook the globe. We begin with the unusual winter wildfires in Los Angeles that caused $65 billion in damages, followed by the tragic 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar and the "100-year" Texas f