Manila

Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind: Walls Built To Hide Slums

AP | Posted 05.03.2012

MANILA, Philippines — Delegates attending an international conference in the Philippines capital may not see what they came to discuss: abject p...

Filipino Boys Punished For Kissing Photos On Facebook

AP | By OLIVER TEVES | Posted 03.30.2012

MANILA, Philippines -- A Philippine Catholic school is withholding the diplomas of six high school boys who uploaded Facebook photos that appear to sh...

Catalytic Paint a Pollution Solution For Manila Street Artists

Posted 02.21.2012

Manila is one of the five most polluted cities in the world, and a paint company recently decided to try a unique approach to combatting airborne toxi...

Whatcha Got Cooking? Drugs.

AP | By JIM GOMEZ | Posted 01.24.2012

MANILA, Philippines -- Philippine customs authorities waited a month to see who would claim the suspicious shipment of "kitchen equipment" from Taiwan...

Of Politics and the Rule of Law in the Philippines

Daniel Wagner | Posted 03.19.2012

Daniel Wagner

The impeachment of incumbent Philippine Chief Justice Renato Corona has commenced in the Philippine Senate, with the customary fanfare one would expect in Manila.

WATCH: What's Manila Luzon Been Up To Since 'RuPaul's Drag Race'?

Posted 01.13.2012

The fourth season "RuPaul's Drag Race" might still be a few weeks away from its premiere, but Logo officials are already helping to ramp up the excite...

Millions Of Roman Catholics Defy Warning, Parade Through Manila

AP | JIM GOMEZ | Posted 03.10.2012

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine authorities lifted a security alert in the capital Tuesday after millions of Roman Catholic devotees paraded a ...

PHOTOS: Manila's LGBT Community Marches For Equal Rights

Posted 12.04.2011

By Associated Press MANILA, Philippines — More than 1,000 gays, lesbians and transgenders have marched in the Philippine capital to demand equal ...

David Beckham Visits UNICEF Children's Shelter

AP | By OLIVER TEVES | Posted 12.03.2011

MANILA, Philippines -- Away from fans' prying eyes, David Beckham took time out from soccer to share his experiences and listen to Filipino children s...

100,000 Evacuate As Philippines Braces For Typhoon

AP | HRVOJE HRANJSKI and JIM GOMEZ | Posted 11.26.2011

MANILA, Philippines — Massive flooding hit the Philippine capital on Tuesday as typhoon winds and rains isolated the historic old city where res...

PHOTOS: Former Philippine First Lady Slams Religious Art Exhibit As 'Desecration'

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 10.08.2011

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine first lady and art patron Imelda Marcos on Monday joined Roman Catholic leaders in denouncing an art in...

China Warns Manila It Won't Sit Idle In South China Sea Dispute

AP | Posted 10.02.2011

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines said Wednesday it would press its territorial claims in the South China Sea in accordance with internation...

10 Dead, 10 Missing As Storm Lashes Philippines

AP | JIM GOMEZ | Posted 09.25.2011

MANILA, Philippines — A slow-moving storm unleashed massive floods and landslides Tuesday in the northeastern Philippines, killing at least 10 p...

Gorgeous Preparation's For China's 'Year Of The Rabbit' Celebrations

Posted 05.25.2011

Proud Chinese didn't let irregular weather concerns get in the way of their Lunar New Year preparations, with festive decorations seen going up in sho...

Navy Officer Leaps To Death After Drug Arrest

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

MANILA, Philippines — A U.S. Navy officer jumped to his death at Manila's airport after he was arrested with what was thought to be cocaine, Phi...

Romualdo Locatelli: The Artist Who Disappeared

John Seed | Posted 06.01.2011

John Seed

On February 24, 1943, Romualdo Locatelli, a renowned Italian painter, disappeared while bird hunting, never to be seen again. His widow Erminia had a premonition of tragedy that day.

Jason Leung, Teen Victim In Philippines Bus Tragedy, Wakes From Coma

AP | MIN LEE | Posted 05.25.2011

HONG KONG — The sole surviving child of a Hong Kong woman with Canadian citizenship who lost her husband and two daughters in a Philippine bus h...

The Filipino Fashion Club: Cameron Silver and Monique Lhuillier's Informal Lunch Bunch

Style Section L.A. | Posted 05.25.2011

Style Section L.A.

The Filipino Fashion Club is a crew of Filipino designers, retailers, publicists and fashion journalists who -- when schedules sync up -- meet for a Filipino meal and some good conversation.

Rickshaw Driver Sentenced To 14,400 Years In Prison

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine court has sentenced a father to 14,400 years in prison after he was convicted of the near-daily rape of his t...

Filipino Woman Who Left Newborn On Plane Says She Was Raped By Her Employer

AP | JIM GOMEZ | Posted 05.25.2011

MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine woman who acknowledged giving birth to a baby on a flight from the Middle East and then leaving him in the tr...

The Philippines Spamdex - How An Election Could Be Decided By Tinned Meat.

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 05.25.2011

Virginia M. Moncrieff

MANILA, Philippines - Manuel Villar is one of the front runners in next week's national election. He makes much of his humble roots. Born in a squalid...

Key Witness In Philippine Muslim Massacre Shot Dead

AFP | Jason Gutierrez | Posted 05.25.2011

A key witness in the case of a powerful Muslim clan accused of orchestrating the worst political massacre in the Philippines has been shot dead, a pro...

Manila's Firefly Brigade Bikes For Clean Air (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

8,000 members of the Philippine's Firefly Brigade took to the streets of Manila on bike Sunday for the annual 'Tour of the Fireflies,' encouraging peo...

Philippines Singing Contest Host Killed On Stage

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

MANILA, Philippines — A brazen gunman shot and killed a radio journalist as he hosted a singing contest before shocked spectators in the souther...

Philippines Earthquake 2010: No Reports Of Serious Injury Or Damage After 6.0 Quake Outside Manila

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

MANILA, Philippines — A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck west of Manila on Thursday, the seismology institute reported, causing buildings in the ...