Tag: #Manila
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In the deepest wreck dive to date, American exploratory team pays tribute to the WWII Navy destroyer USS Johnston
‘Deepest wreck dive’ reaches US WWII ship off Philippines
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Asian markets mostly up but optimism tempered by inflation fear
Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday, fuelled by growing hope that vaccine rollouts will allow the global economy to get back on track
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Philippines postpones reopening of cinemas, COVID-19 cases near 551,000
The Philippines defers the plan to reopen cinemas while the local government units are drafting operational rules on new policy aiming to spur economic activity
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Asian markets push higher as traders focus on recovery outlook
Asian markets advanced again Wednesday as investors ignored a stall in Wall Street’s rally
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Staff advised at ADB Headquarters to temporarily work from home
ISLAMABAD, Mar 12 (APP): The staff at the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) headquarters in Manila, Philippines, are temporarily working from their homes from Thursday following advice that a visitor to the Bank has tested positive for the coronavirus COVID-19. According to an ADB press statement received here, the Bank’s Manila headquarters facility would be closed…
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Typhoon Kammuri pounds Philippines, forces Manila airport closure
Manila, Dec 3 (AFP/APP): Typhoon Kammuri on Tuesday lashed the Philippines with fierce winds and heavy rain, as hundreds of thousands took refuge in shelters and the capital Manila prepared to shut down its international airport over safety concerns. The powerful storm, which blew in windows and sheared off roofs, roared ashore late Monday and…
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Thousands flee as Typhoon Kammuri churns towards Philippines
Manila, Dec 2 (AFP/APP): The Philippines was braced for powerful Typhoon Kammuri as the storm churned closer, forcing evacuations and threatening plans for the Southeast Asian Games events near the capital Manila. Kammuri is expected to make landfall late Monday or early Tuesday in the nation’s east with heavy rains and wind gusts of up…
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Fearful wait for justice a decade after Philippine massacre
Manila, Nov 21 (AFP/APP): A decade after 58 people were killed in the Philippines’ worst political massacre, none of the alleged masterminds have been convicted yet, leaving families fearful that justice may never come. Though a verdict is now due next month over the bloodshed that drew international outrage, there is no guarantee of a…
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Thousands in Philippines flee Typhoon Kalmaegi
Manila, Nov 19 (AFP/APP): At least 5,000 people have fled their homes with Typhoon Kalmaegi poised to blast into the northern Philippines late Tuesday, with a second tropical storm forecast to hit just days later. Kalmaegi is expected to batter the nation’s lightly populated far north with 120 kilometre per hour winds, the national weather…
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Communist rebels kill 6 Philippine troops in ambush
Manila, Nov 12 (AFP/APP): A communist rebel ambush killed six Philippine soldiers and wounded 20 others, the military said Tuesday, in one of the deadliest assaults in the nation’s five-decade-old Maoist insurgency. Troops patrolling on foot on the eastern island of Samar were hit with homemade bombs and fought a 30-minute gunfight with New People’s…