Cagayan De Oro: Rescuers searched for more than 800 people missing in the southern Philippines on Sunday after flash floods and landslides swept houses into rivers and out to sea, killing more than 650 people in areas ill-prepared to cope with storms. Cagayan de Oro and nearby Iligan cities on Mindanao island were worst hit when Typhoon Washi slammed ashore while people slept late on Friday and early Saturday, sending...
04:07 PM, Dec 18, 2011
Cagayan de oro: More than 400 people have been killed and hundreds more were missing after a typhoon hit the southern Philippines, National Red Cross Secretary-General Gwendolyn Pang said on Saturday. She said in a text message to Reuters that the death toll of 426 was expected to rise due to flash floods and landslides that forced tens of thousands to flee from their homes. Typhoon Washi, with winds gusting...
04:18 PM, Dec 17, 2011
New Delhi: 'Gangor', the first Indo-Italian co-production film and based on a short story by well-known writer Mahasweta Devi, has won a prestigious award at the Cinemanila International Film Festival in Phillipines. The film is produced by Vindo K Wuthoo and Angello Barbagallo in a collaboration between India's Nirvana Motion Pictures and Bibi Films in association with Rai Cinema from Italy. 'Gangor', based on the story 'Choli ke Peeche' by...
06:28 PM, Nov 19, 2011
Manila: The motorcade of US Secretary of State Hilliary Clinton was targetted by protestors in Philippines on Thursday. The incident took place when the motorcade was leaving the presidential palace in Manila. A group of around 50 protestors pelted eggs and, reportedly, paint balls on the official cars. However, the US Secretary of State remained unhurt in the incident. ...
10:45 AM, Nov 18, 2011
Manila, Philippines: Rescuers scrambled on Sunday to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops for days because of flooding in the northern Philippines, where back-to-back typhoons have left at least 59 people dead. Typhoon Nalgae slammed ashore in northeastern Isabela province on Saturday, then barreled across the main island of Luzon's mountainous north and agricultural plains, which were still sodden from fierce rain and winds unleashed...
10:59 PM, Oct 02, 2011
Manila: Back-to-back typhoons left at least 55 people dead and rescuers scrambling on Sunday to deliver food and water to hundreds of villagers stuck on rooftops for four days because of flooding in the northern Philippines. Typhoon Nalgae slammed ashore in northeastern Isabela province on Saturday then barreled across the main Luzon Island's mountainous north and agricultural plains that were still sodden from fierce rain and wind unleashed by a...
12:18 PM, Oct 02, 2011
Manila: Manila residents waded through waist-deep floodwaters, dodging branches and flying debris on Tuesday as a powerful typhoon sent surging waves as tall as palm trees crashing over seawalls and submerging entire neighbourhoods. At least seven people were killed, most of them in metropolitan Manila, which already was soaked by heavy monsoon rains ahead of Typhoon Nesat's arrival and where the old town areas by the bay suffered their worst...
02:18 PM, Sep 27, 2011
Manila: Waitresses in frilly French maid costumes, some with elaborate blonde ringlets tumbling down their shoulders, serve coffee and tea, pampering customers at Manila's first "maid cafe." The recently-opened cafe in capital Manila, also a Philippines first, hopes to cash in on the growing popularity of "cosplay" or costume play among Filipinos, in which participants dress up as favorite characters from anime or manga comics to indulge in a little...
12:11 PM, Feb 07, 2011
Luzon: The strongest typhoon to menace the Philippines in recent years hit the northeastern coast on Monday as thousands of villagers fled to safety amid massive emergency preparations. Local weather forecaster Robert Sawi said the eye of the typhoon made landfall at midday on Monday at Palanan Bay in Isabela province. As it crosses the main northern island of Luzon, Sawi warned of possible floods and landslides, particularly in the...
12:23 PM, Oct 18, 2010
Manila: Two Indians and a Filopino abducted in Philippines on Thursday were rescued after a shootout in which five kidnappers were killed, police said. The law enforcers in a shootout killed the kidnappers on Saturday morning in a province south of Manila, Xinhua reported. Police identified the hostages as Pavitter Singh and Balvir Singh, both Indian nationals, and Luciano Clemen, a Filipino, who were kidnapped from Marilao town of Bulacan...
10:07 AM, Oct 17, 2010
Manila: Investigation into last month's hostage drama in Manila that left eight persons dead has revealed serious flaws in the police response to the crisis. The probe has found operational lapses and poor judgment calls made by civilian crisis managers and police commanders. The chief negotiator during the 11-hour hostage drama told the panel probing the crisis that he was not consulted or even told of the decision to assault...
09:02 AM, Sep 07, 2010
Manila (Philippines): Gunmen wearing police uniforms stopped a passenger bus in the southern Philippines early on Wednesday and fatally shot four people, including two police marshals, officials said. The attack came just three days after a disgruntled ex-policeman took hostage a busload of Hong Kong tourists in Manila, killing eight of them before he was shot dead by a police sniper. Police said the bus attacked on Thursday was travelling...
08:01 AM, Aug 26, 2010
Buildings in Manila shook for about 30 seconds. ...
12:53 PM, Mar 25, 2010
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