Hundreds of thousands call for Arroyo ouster
Organizers of the prayer rally in Makati City, the Philippines' biggest financial district, earlier estimated the number of attending rallyists at around 100,000. But, to my count, I think it may just reach...
Fire hits slum area in Makati, snarls traffic along EDSA
I was able to catch the billowing smoke on video, albeit actually far from the incident."Fire of still undetermined origin hit several houses inside a squatters' compound in Makati City and snarled traffic in the...
Detained Senator, Former Vice President holed up in Philippine Hotel; Calls F...
Anti-government leaders call for Philippine president Gloria Macapal-Arroyo's resignation amidst allegations of graft and corruption--and the never ending issue of vote rigging in the 2004 presidential... 
Troops end Manila coup attempt
"Philippine troops have stormed a hotel in Manilla to force out a small band of renegade soldiers who were demanding that President Gloria Arroyo step down. The group, which seized and occupied the luxury the...
Rebel soldiers stop people leaving Manila hotel
This looks like it will be an on going story. This is what Reuters has so far. As it sais, mainly journalists. I am not sure how many foreigners are in the hotel."By Karen Lema and Raju Gopalakrishnan MANILA (Reuters) - Rebel Philippine soldiers holed up in a luxury Manila...
Earthquake disrupts work in Metro Manila, pegged at Magnitude 4.2
Makati City, November 27, 2:14pm -- It was an ordinary Tuesday lunch for millions of Filipinos when a quake struck the Metro and parts of Luzon at exactly 12.27pm. I myself was having a light meal in front of my desk as I go about my work when I felt a slight... Magnitude 4.2 quake rocks Luzon, Manila
MANILA - A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook central and northern Luzon, including the Philippine capital, shortly after noon Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of injuries and damage. (Updated 1:02 p.m., Philippine time; 1:02 a.m. in New York)
Death toll in Philippine mall bombing rises to nine, 113 injured
"The death toll in the bombing of an upscale shopping mall in the Philippine capital rose to nine on Saturday after rescuers recovered a body of a man in the rubble before dawn, police said. Police Director General Avelino Razon said official police records also showed 113...
Petron: clean up the Philippines oil spill
"Manila, Philippines - A surprise from the shores of Guimaras was brought to the doorsteps of Petron corporation's headquarters in Makati City. Activists delivered a drum of spilt bunker fuel, highlighting the...
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