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Mayor Francisco Domagoso declared a state of emergency in the Philippine capital with piles of garbage left uncollected by ...
Manila is even more vibrant and alive than ever—teeming with hidden bars, superb restaurants, and a throbbing nightlife scene. Here are 17 of the city's best restaurants and bars.
Manila Mayor Maria Sheilah “Honey” Lacuna-Pangan said the fire resulted in damages of around $5.4 million (300 million Philippine pesos), based on estimates from the Bureau of Fire Protection.
Pope Francis conducts a mass at the Rizal Park on Jan. 18, 2015 in Manila. Lam Yik Fei—Getty Images Pope Francis prays during a Mass at Rizal Park in Manila, Jan. 18, 2015. Alessandra Tarantino—AP ...
Isko Moreno, the celebrity mayor of Manila City, has launched a bid to succeed Rodrigo Duterte. At 46 years old, the former actor would represent generational change for the nation of 109 million.
MANILA — For some inmates of the Manila City Jail, making the bed means mopping up sludgy puddles, unfolding a square of cardboard on the tile floor and lying down to sleep in a small ...
As we have seen, “Imperial Manila” represents certain things: from the national government to the Tagalog language. But there is also the danger of conflating it with Manila itself—thus turning it ...
As part of CNN’s The Fighters documentary, reporters went undercover in Manila’s red light district where they found young girls on offer in bar after bar.
Eighty years ago, while the battle of Manila still raged, "my father restored civilian government to the Philippines under President Sergio Osmena," MacArthur said in the statement.
MANILA — Philippine authorities’ latest efforts to clean up Manila Bay, one of the country’s most polluted bodies of water, has come under fire after they dumped truckloads of white sand ...
Quezon City, north of Manila, was hit hard by the floods. The city government said in a post on X that more than 55,000 people, including nearly 16,000 families, had been evacuated and were ...
Manila rope that was too frayed to remain in use could be recycled rather than discarded, making it a thrifty resource. Unlike the products of today, early Manila folders were much heavier and ...