http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/ManilaFind stories, videos, and photos about Manila from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:25:57 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Manila14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Manila from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/weather/11/01/philippines.typhoon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/weather/11/01/philippines.typhoon/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 14 people were dead and four missing in the Philippines a day after Typhoon Mirinae roared through the heart of the country, the National Disaster Coordinating Council said Sunday.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:42:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/weather/10/31/philippines.typhoon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/weather/10/31/philippines.typhoon/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe fourth typhoon to hit the Philippines in a month came ashore east of the capital, Manila, on Saturday morning, bringing heavy rain, flooding, and washing away shanty houses near the coast.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/10/29/boxing.manny.pacquiao.cotto/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/10/29/boxing.manny.pacquiao.cotto/index.html#cnnSTCTextManny Pacquiao is fully focused on next month's fight with Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas despite the typhoon which has devastated parts of his native Philippines, insists his trainer.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/04/philippines.typhoon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/04/philippines.typhoon/index.html#cnnSTCTextTyphoon Parma crossed the northern tip of the already storm-battered Philippines over the weekend, triggering landslides that killed at least 12 people, local media reported Sunday.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/philippines.typhoon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/philippines.typhoon/index.html#cnnSTCTextTyphoon Parma crossed the northern tip of the already storm-battered Philippines Saturday afternoon and early Sunday, killing three people, according to local media.Sun, 04 Oct 2009 06:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/philippines.typhoon/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/philippines.typhoon/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of Filipinos who live near coastlines and mountainous areas were evacuated Friday as the storm-battered country braced for Typhoon Parma, which is expected to make landfall Saturday.Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/typhoon.parma.residents/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/typhoon.parma.residents/index.html#cnnSTCTextArturo Fidelino couldn't sleep.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/philippines.typhoon.parma/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/philippines.typhoon.parma/index.html#cnnSTCTextThousands of Filipinos who live near coastlines and mountainous areas were evacuated Friday as the storm-battered country braced for Typhoon Parma, which is expected to make landfall Saturday.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/vietnam.typhoon.ketsana.toll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/vietnam.typhoon.ketsana.toll/index.html#cnnSTCTextKetsana, downgraded from a typhoon to a tropical depression, set its sights on a fourth nation Wednesday -- barreling toward Laos after leaving a trail of destruction and death across southeast Asia.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/29/vietnam.typhoon.ketsana/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/29/vietnam.typhoon.ketsana/index.html#cnnSTCTextVietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged authorities Wednesday to "urgently implement" relief efforts after Typhoon Ketsana slammed into the country hours earlier.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/philippines.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/philippines.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe death toll from flooding in the Philippines climbed to 140 Monday as a tropical depression in the Pacific sparked new fears of flooding.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/philippines.floods.eyewitness/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/philippines.floods.eyewitness/index.html#cnnSTCTextHuddled on the top floor of her home after waist-deep water inundated the lower story, Doranne Lim is bothered by the debris -- and the smell.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/27/philippines.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/27/philippines.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTextDownpours subsided temporarily in the Philippines on Sunday, a day after Tropical Storm Ketsana pummeled the capital Manila with its heaviest rainfall in more than 40 years.Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/26/philippines.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/26/philippines.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 51 people have died and at least 21 others are missing after torrential rains and subsequent flooding pummeled the Philippines on Saturday, the government said.Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:19:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luke_winn/07/10/parks/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luke_winn/07/10/parks/index.htmlPHILADELPHIA -- The boys' varsity basketball team at St. George's Independent School in Collierville, Tenn., enjoys the luxury of having many of its games webcast on the site justin.tv, a channel run by a student named John Christian Williams. During breaks in the action, Williams will monitor the chat room that accompanies the live feed of the Gryphons' games, and typically, a few students and local fans drop by during road games or weekday games that they can't attend. The rest of the chatters, however, tend to be from a place with a 13-hour time difference: the Philippines.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/weather/06/24/philippines.storm/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/weather/06/24/philippines.storm/index.html#cnnSTCTextEight people were killed and 11 were left missing after tropical depression Nangka triggered flooding, a tornado and a landslide in the Philippines, according to disaster officials.Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/06/05/24.manila/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/06/05/24.manila/index.html#cnnSTCTextManila often gets a bad rap, derided as dirty, chaotic, and an incoherent mess of unfinished urban areas and slums.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/05/07/manny.pacquiao.boxing.philippines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/05/07/manny.pacquiao.boxing.philippines/index.html#cnnSTCTextBoxing idol Manny Pacquiao returned to the Philippines early Friday despite a request from Manila that he delay his hero's return as a precaution against the spread of swine flu from the United States.Sun, 10 May 2009 01:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/05/06/pacquiao.us.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/05/06/pacquiao.us.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Philippines has asked boxing idol Manny Pacquiao to delay his hero's return to the country as a precaution against the spread of swine flu from the United States.Wed, 06 May 2009 13:14:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1848985,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1848985,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSomali pirates freed 20 Filipino seamen from a hijacked ship they held up for more than 80 days, officials said Friday, as the government doubled the pay of sailors passing through pirate-infested international watersFri, 10 Oct 2008 13:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/philippines.suspect/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/philippines.suspect/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn alleged terrorist leader suspected of plotting the bombing of a Philippine superferry more than four years ago, killing at least 116 people, has arrived in Manila after his arrest in Bahrain, a Philippine justice official said Saturday.Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/26/philippines.cargo.plane.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/26/philippines.cargo.plane.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe wreckage of a C-130 cargo plane that disappeared shortly after takeoff in the southern Philippines Monday night was found Tuesday about two miles (3km) offshore, the Philippines News Agency reported.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817079,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1817079,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRescuers in the Philippines may bore a hole in a ferry capsized by a deady typhoon in a desperate attempt to find survivors among more than 800 missing passengers and crew, an official said MondaySun, 22 Jun 2008 19:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/21/philippines.ferry/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/21/philippines.ferry/index.html#cnnSTCTextA rescue vessel was expected to reach a stranded ferry with more than 700 people onboard by late Sunday morning (late Saturday night ET), the chief of the Philippines Coast Guard said.Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:51:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/08/eco.billboards/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/08/eco.billboards/index.html#cnnSTCTextBinggirl Clemente has worked in environmental advocacy in the Philippines for the past eight years. Today, she leads a project to recycle old billboards into bags backed by local NGO, the Earth Day Network.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813070,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813070,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe unsolved kidnapping of a political activist casts doubt on the country's human rights record. Is the military to blame?Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:40:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1812250,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1812250,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA group of impoverished Manila women are taking on church and state for the right to use modern contraceptivesFri, 06 Jun 2008 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1810614,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1810614,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTobacco companies are targeting the half billion young people in the Asia Pacific region by linking smoking to glamorous and attractive lifestyles, the U.N. World Health Organization said FridayFri, 30 May 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/philippines.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/philippines.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTextA man strafed several houses during a shooting spree early Monday in a town south of Manila, killing eight people and wounding six others.Mon, 19 May 2008 03:44:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737765,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1737765,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMore than 200 million children worldwide under age 5 do not get basic health care, leading to nearly 10 million deaths annually from treatable ailmentsTue, 06 May 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1735810,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1735810,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsForeigners will be permanently banned from receiving kidneys for transplant in the Philippines to prevent the country from becoming a major black market Asian centerTue, 29 Apr 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728454,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728454,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMillions of people could face poverty, disease and hunger as a result of climate change, which is expected to hit poor countries the hardest, the World Health Organization warnedMon, 07 Apr 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/29/philippines.hotel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/29/philippines.hotel/index.html#cnnSTCTextDramatically played out on live television, an opposition politician and rebel military officers surrendered to government forces after taking over a luxury hotel in Manila.Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:37:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1683792,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1683792,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe blast at the Philippines' legislature appears to have targeted a lawmaker at odds with the Islamic terror group Abu Sayyaf. But with political violence in the Philippines so widespread, its real cause may never be known Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:00:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/09/05/kobe.tour.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/09/05/kobe.tour.ap/index.htmlMANILA, Philippines (AP) -- More than 7,000 miles from home, fans were chanting his name, and Kobe Bryant was loving it.Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/17/taiwan.typhoon.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/17/taiwan.typhoon.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextStrong wind and rains lashed Taiwan as Typhoon Sepat made landfall on Saturday, cutting power supplies to more than 70,000 homes and forcing airlines to delay flights.Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/04/02/fs.timetravel.forum/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/04/02/fs.timetravel.forum/index.htmlBruce Willis did it, with the aid of a large plastic tube and a set of bellows, in "Twelve Monkeys;" Michael J. Fox did it -- three times -- in the "Back to the Future" series; the crew of the Starship Enterprise can't stop doing it (at least 14 times in television episodes alone); while as the "Terminator" Arnold Schwarzenegger also gave it a go, albeit stark naked.Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/04/02/8403452/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/04/02/8403452/index.htm1. Brazil Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/10/philippines.nigeria/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/10/philippines.nigeria/index.htmlThe Philippine government strongly hinted Friday it would approve the payment of ransoms to win the freedom of 26 Filipino hostages missing or kidnapped in Nigeria.Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:28:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/09/18/8386175/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/09/18/8386175/index.htmMuntinlupa, Philippines--Faced with the worst oil spill in Philippine history after a tanker sank off the coast of Guimaras Aug. 11, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo made an unusual plea for human... Thu, 21 Sep 2006 21:04:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/05/01/8375716/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/05/01/8375716/index.htmWhat's the last purchase you made that you later regretted? "A digital camera. If I had waited a few weeks, I could have gotten a better model."--Anne Torres, Manila, Philippines Mon, 01 May 2006 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/02/philippines.emergency/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/02/philippines.emergency/index.htmlPhilippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has lifted a weeklong state of emergency imposed after security forces thwarted what a top general said was a plot to overthrow her.Fri, 03 Mar 2006 04:56:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/26/philippines/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/26/philippines/index.htmlA tense standoff between Philippine marines and riot police ended three hours after it began when the new commander said the marines had agreed to follow the chain of command.Sun, 26 Feb 2006 12:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/philippines/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/philippines/index.htmlFilipinos on Saturday marked 20 years of freedom from a previous dictator while living under a state of emergency imposed by current President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.Sat, 25 Feb 2006 05:48:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/philippines.landslide/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/philippines.landslide/index.htmlHeavy rains, deep mud and the threat of a typhoon are hampering rescue and recovery efforts in the southern Philippines nearly two days after a mudslide wiped out a remote village of more than 1,800 people on the island of LeyteSat, 18 Feb 2006 06:47:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/manila.stampede/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/manila.stampede/index.htmlA crowd of people awaiting entrance to a stadium in Manila stampeded Saturday, killing at least 73 people and injuring 322, an official said.Sat, 04 Feb 2006 05:51:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/12/05/usembassy.philippines/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/12/05/usembassy.philippines/index.htmlThe U.S. Embassy in the Philippines capital of Manila said Tuesday it was closing temporarily to the public due to "plausible threat information."Tue, 06 Dec 2005 03:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/11/15/sleep.tips/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/11/15/sleep.tips/index.htmlFor long-distance business travelers, conquering jet lag is a priority as they need to maximize their performance on the road.Tue, 15 Nov 2005 13:31:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/08/01/8269679/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/08/01/8269679/index.htmE-mail can link co-workers across continents, but it can just as easily divide them if cultural differences aren't taken into account. Think about how your words will hit their readers before you h...Mon, 01 Aug 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/24/Philippines.alerts/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/24/Philippines.alerts/index.htmlAustralian and American citizens have been warned to postpone all but essential travel to the Philippines because of fears of terrorist attacks.Thu, 24 Mar 2005 23:40:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/14/philippines.prison/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/14/philippines.prison/index.htmlPhilippine police have stormed a Manila prison to put down a revolt by members of the al Qaeda-linked Muslim separatist group Abu Sayyaf, killing 22 inmates.Tue, 15 Mar 2005 02:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/12/phillipines.blast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/12/phillipines.blast/index.htmlA bomb has exploded at a market packed with Christmas shoppers in the southern Philippines, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than 50, according to authorities.Sun, 12 Dec 2004 11:06:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/09/philippines.floods/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/09/philippines.floods/index.htmlAs the confirmed death toll from devastating storms in the Philippines rises to more than 840, rescuers have pulled at least four survivors from a building that collapsed in mudslides 10 days ago.Thu, 09 Dec 2004 05:18:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/03/philippines.storm/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/03/philippines.storm/index.htmlRescuers are battling to reach thousands of people left stranded in the Philippines, where storms have left 1,000 people dead or missing.Fri, 03 Dec 2004 08:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/30/philippines.storm/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/30/philippines.storm/index.htmlThe Philippines is bracing for more disastrous weather over the next few days, coming hard on the heels of two earlier deadly storms.Tue, 30 Nov 2004 21:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/07/26/philippines.arroyo/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/07/26/philippines.arroyo/index.htmlPhilippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has painted herself as a protector of her people in her first state of the union address since winning elections in May.Mon, 26 Jul 2004 05:49:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/22/iraq.philippines/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/22/iraq.philippines/index.htmlThe Philippines has laid on a hero's welcome for freed hostage Angelo dela Cruz who returned to Manila on Thursday.Thu, 22 Jul 2004 04:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/20/iraq.philippines.0800/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/20/iraq.philippines.0800/index.htmlA Filipino truck driver who was taken hostage in Iraq earlier this month has been freed after Manila fulfilled his kidnappers' demands, Philippine and United Arab Emirates officials said.Tue, 20 Jul 2004 11:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/15/philippines.hostage0930/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/15/philippines.hostage0930/index.htmlA move by the Philippines to begin pulling troops out of Iraq in response to kidnappers' demands has drawn condemnation from the nation's closest allies.Thu, 15 Jul 2004 13:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/15/philippines.hostage/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/15/philippines.hostage/index.htmlMilitants holding a Filipino hostage say they will free him when "the last Filipino leaves Iraq on a date that doesn't go beyond the end of this month," according to a statement read by the Arabic-language news network Al-Jazeera.Thu, 15 Jul 2004 05:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/14/philippines.hostage/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/14/philippines.hostage/index.htmlThe Philippines has begun pulling its troops out of Iraq, a move seemingly being made to satisfy demands by kidnappers of a Filipino hostage.Wed, 14 Jul 2004 07:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/18/philippines.shell/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/18/philippines.shell/index.htmlA building housing the offices of the multinational oil giant Shell was hit by a grenade fired from a government-issued riffle.Sun, 18 Apr 2004 07:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/04/01/365043/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/04/01/365043/index.htmKEVIN MARSHALL Granby, Conn. Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/31/philippines.terror/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/31/philippines.terror/index.htmlPhilippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo says security forces have foiled a plan to bomb civilian targets in Manila, a terror strike she says that was on the scale of the attacks in Madrid earlier this month.Wed, 31 Mar 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/12/philippines.fire/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/12/philippines.fire/index.htmlA massive fire roared through a Manila shantytown leaving more than 22,000 residents homeless, a top official said.Mon, 12 Jan 2004 07:10:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/10/philippines.raid/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/10/philippines.raid/index.htmlSix people are dead after around 50 rebels attacked a power station south of the Philippine capital of Manila with grenade launchers and machine guns.Sat, 10 Jan 2004 08:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/01/07/philippines.sars/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/01/07/philippines.sars/index.htmlA Philippine woman who has been under isolation in a Manila hospital on suspicion of having SARS does not have the respiratory virus, according to Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit.Wed, 07 Jan 2004 07:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/01/05/sars.philippines/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/01/05/sars.philippines/index.htmlA Philippine woman has been isolated in a Manila hospital as a suspected SARS case, Dr. Yolanda Oliveros, spokeswoman for the Department of Health announced.Mon, 05 Jan 2004 06:54:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/09/01/348368/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/09/01/348368/index.htmThere's nothing political or philosophical or mystical about the reason for shipping jobs overseas: It simply can save companies boatloads of money. The fiber-optics glut and low wages in developin...Mon, 01 Sep 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/01/20/335632/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/01/20/335632/index.htmFor the privilege of working 12-hour shifts seven days a week in a factory where she makes plastic casings for Motorola cellphones, Mary, 30, will be in debt for years to come. Mon, 20 Jan 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/06/01/323304/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2002/06/01/323304/index.htmALL OF ASIA We've long been fans of Cathay Pacific's All Asia Pass, which allows you to visit 17 cities in the region over 21 days for $999. So we're happy to note that Malaysia Airlines now offers...Sat, 01 Jun 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/09/14/69532/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/09/14/69532/index.htmTHE SHATTERED Philippine economy is finally perking up, thanks largely to President Corazon Aquino. But the recovery is more sluggish and uncertain than it should be, and Aquino bears responsibilit...Mon, 14 Sep 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/09/14/69531/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/09/14/69531/index.htmThe government of Philippine President Cory Aquino charges that Ferdinand Marcos and his family stole $10 billion during Marcos's two decades in power. Ramon Diaz, chairman of a government commissi...Mon, 14 Sep 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/12/23/66803/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/12/23/66803/index.htmTREASURY SECRETARY James Baker's rescue plan for troubled debtor countries includes a blunt message to their governments. The U.S., he says, is tired of watching less developed countries borrow hug...Mon, 23 Dec 1985 05:01:00 EST