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10,000 FEET BLAST of QANTAS BOEING 747-400 JET
MANILA, PHILIPPINES EMERGENCY landing caused by the blast from 10,000 feet of QANTAS BOEING 747-400 jet side..The said flight was going to airport of MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA. ---------- The passengers of the Qantas flight that was diverted to Manila due to a...
Qantas Plane Dives 20,000 Feet After Mystery Hole Rips Fuselage Area
Update: thanks to the ever-alert eye of NP member Vinny, I've learned that the first publication of this story was by JayR_ Patron, here. Do stop by his column, too, please. A jumbo jet drops 20,000 feet in... Passengers tell of 'terrifying' scare on Qantas flight
" Passengers on a Qantas jumbo jet bound for Melbourne told how the plane plunged 6,000 meters and debris flew through the cabin in an "absolutely terrifying" mid-flight ordeal Friday. The Qantas Boeing 747 plane,... At least 3 dead in explosion aboard Philippine bus
At least three people died on the bus, which was heading to Davao. National police chief Avelino Razon said initial reports put the number of wounded at 10. "It was an improvised bomb," Rico said. Experts were investigating its composition to help determine who was...Philippine Rice Farmers: Texting for Expert Advice
Farmers can text the Farmers' Call Centre for news and advice. They also can post questions ranging from pesticides to modern farming technologies and practices. Answers to common questions can be immediately retrieved from archives, while more technical queries are forwarded...Philippines -- Another rail-based transport woe faced by the public
This is in accession to report Runaway oil prices put strain on Manila's (abysmal) public transport system.Paranaque City, Philippines -- GMA7 News earlier reported that coaches of the Philippine National Railway...Philippines -- Local versions of FHM, Maxim, Playboy and four other publicati...
Issue raises concern for minors and women, stirs debate about country's freedom of publication. Manila, Philippines - Manila Representative Bienvenido Abante led a group of pastors in filing charges against seven publications for grave scandal and obscene publication. Abante... Philippines - Solon’s bill imposes fine on owners of sex videos
Manila, Philippines - Finally a solution to the proliferation of bootleg x-rated amateur videos. Apallingly, there have been a reported increase of video-taped gang rape cases involving... Jay-R Patron speaks with Mario Deriquito, director at Ayala Foundation
The mission: To connect more than 6,300 Philippine public high schools to the internet. Since 2005, more than 1,800 schools have been given access to the internet. The problem: Geography and... "Earthquake swarm" in Luzon, Philippines
Makati City, Philippines - An earthquake rocked this part of Metro Manila less than two hours ago. Being more than a dozen storeys high, one would know that a tremor is in fact an earthquake, and not a dizzy reaction from eating too much breakfast, when the feeling is...Five arrested inn alleged new coup plot in The Philippines
Coup..coup.. trade mark of Philippines country?!"A human rights lawyer and four former military and police officers have been arrested in the Philippines over an alleged new plot to overthrow the government of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, officials said Thursday. Human... Hawaii-based aircraft carrier (group) to help in retrieval operations in the ...
US President George W. Bush has pledged further assistance in the on-going search and retrieval operations in the sunken Sulpicio Lines ferry, MV Princess of the Stars, during a meeting with his Philippine counterpart, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The USS Ronald Reagan, the... Man loses 21 relatives in sea mishap
The Philippine Daily Inquirer reported today that a man has lost 21 of his relatives on board the MV Princess of the Stars, which capsized off the island of Romblon amidst typhoon Fengshen. Marlon Traballo said that... Philippines--US extends help to Fengshen victims (Update)
Yesterday, a US Navy ship has set off for the Central Visayas region to assist in the rescue and recovery operations, said Press Secretary Jesus Dureza who is in the United States with the President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and other officials. ... Over 800 Feared Dead After Boat Capsizes in Philippines Typhoon
The death toll in the Philippines could rise sharply after a typhoon hit over the weekend. At least 100 people were killed when streets flooded after powerful winds and torrents of rain blew through the area.A boat carrying 850 people capsized and while search and rescue...
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