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I asked 15 people to sing at every place I visited, and not even one was bad at singing. They’re kind and always smile.” Another added, “In the Philippines, from when they are babies, their parents ...
NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines — In the Philippines, people say, “Bigas ay buhay”: “Rice is life.” It’s a neutral canvas for every meal. Other foods are often served as “ulam,” the ...
“And what we were doing in San Francisco was being broadcast in the Philippines. So the people in the Philippines knew that San Francisco was really behind them as well.” Mallari’s ...
since during the campaign no fewer than 22 people had been slain in clashes between Liberals and Nacionalistas. Philippine politics gets much of its murderous passion from the compadre system ...
MANILA, Philippines — A powerful typhoon wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern ...
MANILA, Philippines — Floods and a landslide killed at least seven people in the Philippines on Monday as Tropical Storm Yagi, locally known as Enteng, dumped heavy rain on the capital Manila ...
Manila — A volcano briefly erupted in the central Philippines on Monday, sending a huge ash column high into the sky as the government ordered the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from ...
The Philippine navy rescued 121 people aboard a boat six days after it went adrift at sea, officials said today. The J Sayang 1 lost engine power, ran out of fuel and suffered communication ...
At least 45,000 people have been displaced in the central island of Negros in the Philippines following the eruption of Mount Kanlaon, the strongest in recent years. In a statement, President ...
MANILA, Philippines — Widespread flooding and landslides set off by a tropical storm in the northeastern Philippines on Thursday left at least 24 people dead, swept away cars and prompted ...