Jan 16th, 2008 · News of the U.S. mortgage crisis hitting banking giant Citigroup as well as the slowdown in retail sales depress Asian markets. In Tokyo, the Nikkei average falls 3.5 percent. Hong Kong's market index plunges more than 5 percent. Markets from Australia to the Philippines also tumble.
Nov 29th, 2007 · Officers on trial for an earlier coup attempt commandeer a five-star hotel in downtown Manila, calling for the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, before being forced to surrender as troops and SWAT teams stormed the building.
Nov 11th, 2007 · Charmaine Clamor grew up listening to Ella Fitzgerald in her native Philippines. So it's no wonder that her brand of jazz (dubbed "jazzipino") combines traditional Filipino instruments, languages and melodies with American grooves.
Oct 15th, 2007 · Many Catholics in the Philippines see natural disasters as acts of God. But a growing number of religious groups there and elsewhere in the world are encouraging worshippers to give God a hand by caring for the environment.
Sep 12th, 2007 · Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is offering amnesty to members of the communist New People's Army -- if they renounce their cause. The NPA has waged a decades-long guerrilla war.
Aug 18th, 2007 · The bleakest place in Manila is the Philippines Overseas Employment Administration building. It's filled everyday with long lines of people waiting to get approval to leave their families in order to pursue jobs abroad.
Aug 10th, 2007 · Markets in Tokyo Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Philippines are down sharply after Wall Street's 387 plunge on Thursday, a reaction to concern about credit weakness in the U.S. The Bank of Japan joined its U.S. and European counterparts in pouring cash into money markets to calm growing jitters.
Jun 4th, 2007 · Palau, a tiny island nation 600 miles southeast of the Philippines, boasts incredible biodiversity and some of the world's best diving -- and it is on the frontline of the global warming debate.