located at the SM Bicutan Open Grounds, Doña Soledad Avenue, Bicutan, Parañaque City, Philippines, hosts the FIM Asia Supercross Championship starting today (Thursday) until Sunday.
Then I realised it was Philippines' pavilion to the theme of Performing Cities. The pavilion design looked rather bland during the day. Even when it was lighted up at night, it didn't have any jaw-dropping effect. There wasn't a queue so I got in pretty quickly and it immediately felt...
from the Philippines toFujianprovince inChina(to pay tribute to the thirdMing DynastyChineseemperor Zhu Di (orYongle). In September 1417, he arrived inQuanzhoubut died there, from natural causes, and is buried in inDezhou,Shandong, 320 kms. south ofBeijing. Kamulin, the sultan...
Thanks to a Korean-speaking woman at the lobby, I was able to check in comfortably, and when the Wi-Fi didn't work in my room, a Korean sister immediately solved the problem. On the last day, there was a problem with the flight cancellation due to the typhoon, but I couldn't get...
1935 when the Zamoras ofManila Hotelbought six hectares of flatland perched atop an incline alongIlong Kastila(people say it resembles a nose orilong) from American teacher Hammon H. Buck, the Superintendent of Schools inBatangas, who lived in the Philippines from 1898 until his death in 1945...
The pope said the main reason for visiting the Philippines was to meet survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest storm ever recorded on land which hit the country in November 2013, leaving more than 7,350 people dead or missing.He flew on Saturday morning from Manila to Leyte island,...
Super Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines on Nov. 8, 2013, pounding the island of Leyte (shown here) with winds nearing 195 mph (315 km/h) and a huge storm surge. This false-color image, and the "before" shot on the next slide, reveal some of the storm's devastating impacts. The...
Philippines says typhoon rebuilding cost may be up to $5.8 billionReuters
The copy was stored in the Department of Archives until 1966. In 1979, it was returned to the Philippines and was supposed to be delivered to the Mindanao State University in Marawi City a year later, but a typhoon forced a change of plans. Meanwhile, then First Lady Imelda Marcos reported...
20, 2024 in Binan, Laguna province, Philippines. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images, FILE The report also found that September had the most frequent weather-related disruptions, with at least 16 countries suspending classes for a time due to extreme weather events like Typhoon Yagi in East Asia. While ...