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"Marce" inundates most of Western Philippines
Rains have raged on for most of the last three days in the Western part of the Philippines, including Metro Manila, bringing about flooding and landslides in certain areas. In the capital, 93 centimeters of flood have been reported in the central business district of...Eco-friendly Call Center
"Convergys posted $716.4 million in first quarter revenues. Customer management is the biggest revenue driver accounting for $476 million. Worldwide, Convergys operates more than 75,000 workers in 85 contact centers....
Philippines - The wait is over for E-Jeepneys
Makati City, Philippines - The long wait is over for franchise holders of electric jeepneys or e-jeepneys. Touted as a revolution to the Philippines' most recognizable icon, these electric-run public utility... Philippines - WBC lightweight champion "gatecrashes" wedding
Manny Pacquiao, who defeated David Diaz on June 28 to wrest the WBC lightweight title, crashes at a wedding ceremony at the Jaro Cathedral at Jaro District, Iloilo, Philippines. Pacquiao and wife Jinkee, with the... Philippines - Fire guts supermarket in Pasay City
Makati City, Philippines - A fire has been raging at a Pure Gold supermarket in Pasay City, Metro Manila, since 2:30am today. The Bureau of Fire Protection has raised Task Fore Echo, which requires at least 10... 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...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...
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