Nearly 320,000 people forced to leave their homes due to flooding and landslides, while thousands are stranded in the air and seaports. At least 76 people have been killed in central and northern Philippines after Tropical Storm Trami battered the country, triggering landslides and flooding that trapped residents on theirContinue Reading
Manila, Philippines – With the exception of a few pieces of hanging laundry, the first two floors of 65-year-old Veronica Castillo’s three-storey home are practically empty. “Our belongings are up top. We build our houses upwards here. Every year the floods will scrape the ceilings of the second floor,” CastilloContinue Reading
Manila, the Philippines – From the early morning hours to late at night, Lance receives hundreds of threatening texts and dozens of missed calls each day. When he answers the phone, the person on the other end of the line often immediately hangs up. Other times, a threatening voice tellsContinue Reading
In a August 21stbut in 1983, Benigno Aquino, the opposition leader to dictator Ferdinand Marcos, was assassinated at the Manila airport when he was returning from exile in the United States. OTHER ANNIVERSARIES 1792.- The monarchist politician Louis David Collenot-d’Angremont is executed in Francefirst time that the guillotine for aContinue Reading
At least 12 people died and hundreds of thousands were affected by the strong storm caused by a monsoon front and the Typhoon Gaemiwhich caused the authorities of Manila declared a state of emergency due to flooding on Wednesday. In addition to the 8 fatalities in recent days, four moreContinue Reading
