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Thousands defy Covid-19 risk in Manila to attend Nazarene feast
Bloomberg
PUBLISHED ON JAN 09, 2021 11:27 AM IST
The feast of the Black Nazarene is one of the Philippines' biggest annual security challenges as the faithful of Asia’s most Catholic country troop to the capital.
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake rocks Philippines
By Reuters | Posted by Prashasti Singh | Manila
UPDATED ON DEC 25, 2020 06:15 AM IST
The quake occurred at a depth of 144 km (89 miles), EMSC said.
Movie goers opt for taste of Venice in Philippines with float-in cinema. See pics
By Reuters | Posted By: Trisha Sengupta | Manila
UPDATED ON DEC 19, 2020 08:42 PM IST
Gondola moviegoers may sit two to a boat, with up to 10 guests per screening and boats kept metres apart.
Typhoon-ravaged northeast Philippines pummelled by new storm
By Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | Manila
PUBLISHED ON NOV 12, 2020 10:05 AM IST
The typhoon passed north of Manila between Bulacan and Pampanga provinces, toppling trees and knocking out power. Officials had said previously that nearly 200,000 people had been evacuated, some of them forcibly, from vulnerable coastal and low-lying areas.
Philippines, to avoid ban on seafarers, probes Covid-19 outbreaks in ships
By Bloomberg | Posted bySrivatsan K C | Manila
PUBLISHED ON OCT 16, 2020 04:07 PM IST
The investigation comes after infections were recorded among crew of Australia-bound bulk carriers Vega Dream and the Patricia Oldendorff
Sonu Sood inspires 2 Andhra villages to build their own road, actor says ‘you will inspire the whole nation’
By HT Entertainment Desk | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 24, 2020 04:36 PM IST
Sonu Sood is not just sending back migrants home and helping overseas students to return home, he is also inspiring common people to turn self reliant.
Random forays: Our world needs true leaders today
By Vivek Atray | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh
UPDATED ON AUG 01, 2020 10:48 PM IST
Why is humanity unable to produce inspirational and impactful leaders in this era of widespread knowledge and high learning?
Thousands of stranded Filipinos crammed into baseball stadium amid coronavirus risks
By Reuters| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi | Manila
UPDATED ON JUL 25, 2020 07:08 PM IST
Officials had reserved the stadium as a place to test people before transporting them back to their home provinces under a program to help people who had lost their jobs in the capital return to their families elsewhere.
9 top chefs pick dishes inspired by their travels
By Rupali Dean | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON JUN 14, 2020 02:31 AM IST
How the exotic has found its way into dishes on the world’s most-celebrated menus
Online child sex abuse cases triple under lockdown in Philippines
By Reuters| Posted by Kabir Bhandari | Bangkok
UPDATED ON MAY 30, 2020 11:54 AM IST
Cases of online child sex abuse in the Philippines have tripled under coronavirus, the government said, with campaigners warning that the country’s lockdown has left more children vulnerable to exploitation by human traffickers and cash-strapped relatives.
Plane catches fire at Manila airport; all 8 aboard killed
By Associated Press | Manila
UPDATED ON MAR 30, 2020 06:07 AM IST
The plane was carrying six Filipino crew members and the American and Canadian passengers and was bound for Tokyo on a medical mission when it caught fire near the end of the main runway.
Disgruntled ex-guard opens fire, takes dozens of hostages in Philippines mall
By Associated Press | Manila, Philippines
UPDATED ON MAR 02, 2020 12:15 PM IST
Mayor Francis Zamora of the Philippine capital’s San Juan area said the gunman shot one person at the V-Mall. The victim was in stable condition at a nearby hospital.
Flights halted at Manila airport as Philippine volcano spews ash
By Agence France-Presse | Manila
PUBLISHED ON JAN 12, 2020 07:25 PM IST
Thousands of people living near Taal volcano, a popular tourist attraction set in the centre of a picturesque lake, were evacuated from their homes as it spewed ash, rumbled with earthquakes and lightning exploded above its crest.
Engine problem forces Singapore-bound plane to make emergency landing
By Reuters | Seoul
UPDATED ON NOV 10, 2019 01:29 PM IST
The Asiana Airlines’ Airbus 350 plane took off from Incheon in South Korea with about 310 passengers on board and landed in Manila after one of its engines failed, the spokesman said on Sunday.
Philippine authorities find 757 tarantulas in gift-wrapped package
By Agence France-Presse | Manila
UPDATED ON APR 03, 2019 07:34 PM IST
The illicit payload found at a mail facility near Manila’s airport was the latest seizure in a nation that is a major source and transit point of wildlife trafficking.
Bangladesh to sue Philippine bank over involvement in $81 million cyber heist
By Agence France-Presse | Dhaka
UPDATED ON JAN 30, 2019 11:33 PM IST
Hackers stole $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank’s account with the US Federal Reserve in New York in February 2016. The money was then transferred to a Manila branch of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp, swiftly withdrawn and laundered through local casinos.
‘French Spiderman’ scales 47-storey skyscraper in Manila, arrested
By Agence France-Presse | Manila
UPDATED ON JAN 30, 2019 01:29 PM IST
The 56-year old adventurer dubbed the “French spiderman” climbed the 47-storey GT Tower without safety equipment, leaving watchers on the ground staring in amazement.
Death toll in Philippine storm rises to 68, rains hamper rescue efforts
By Agence France-Presse | Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON DEC 31, 2018 11:24 AM IST
Fifty-seven people died in the mountainous Bicol region, southeast of Manila, while 11 were killed in the central island of Samar, mostly due to landslides and drownings, the officials said.
Pune’s archery prodigy, Divya Dhayal brings home two medals from Manila Asia Cup
By Ananya Barua | Hindustan Times, Pune, Pune
UPDATED ON APR 11, 2018 11:13 PM IST
The 16-year-old won silver in the team compound event and bronze in the individual compound event.
Hundreds strip, get creative with tutus, costumes, for Philippine ‘underpants run’
By HT Correspondent | Press Trust of India, Manila
UPDATED ON APR 09, 2018 10:21 AM IST
The city’s first-ever “Underpants Run” drew crowds from dawn as around a thousand runners in skimpy outfits jogged and sprinted around an upscale shopping district in balmy weather.
Philippines seeks ‘terrorist’ tag for 600 alleged communist guerrillas
By Reuters | Reuters, Manila
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2018 11:45 AM IST
The justice ministry last month announced it wanted a Manila court to declare the Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People’s Army, “terrorist” organisations, but made no mention of individuals it would also target.