http://www.mail.com/locations/23846-manila.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/23846-manila.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1852964-china-urged-to-face-philippines-un-tribunal.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A senior U.S. lawmaker meeting with Philippine officials said Tuesday that China should agree to face the Philippines before a U.N. arbitration tribunal to avoid a possible crisis over their long-raging territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The Philippines took a daring legal step last week when it notified China that it ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1852964-china-urged-to-face-philippines-un-tribunal.html 2013-01-29T07:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850400-philippine-dictatorship-victims-to-compensated.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Almost four decades after he was arrested and tortured and his sister disappeared into a maze of Philippine police cells and military houses, playwright Bonifacio Ilagan is finally seeing his suffering officially recognized. A writer for an underground communist newspaper, Ilagan and thousands like him were rounded up by dictato... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1850400-philippine-dictatorship-victims-to-compensated.html 2013-01-29T00:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842200-us-navy-ship-taking-water-philippine-reef.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A U.S. Navy minesweeper that ran aground on a Philippine reef is damaged and taking on water and will have to be lifted off the rocks in an operation that could last another week or two, a Navy official said Thursday. Before the USS Guardian can be removed from the Tubbataha Reef, about 56,000 liters (15,000 gallons) of fuel wil... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 04:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842200-us-navy-ship-taking-water-philippine-reef.html 2013-01-24T04:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1837004-philippines-taking-s-china-sea-fight-to-tribunal.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines took a desperate legal step against China's claims to virtually the entire South China Sea, formally notifying the Asian superpower that Manila is seeking international arbitration to declare Beijing's moves in the potentially oil-rich waters "unlawful." Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Tuesday his depar... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1837004-philippines-taking-s-china-sea-fight-to-tribunal.html 2013-01-23T01:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1834302-philippines-6-workers-dead-algeria.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Six Filipinos were among the hostages killed by militants who laid siege to an Algerian gas field for four days, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday. Sixteen Filipinos have been accounted for and four others are still missing since Algerian special forces stormed the plant on Saturday to end the siege, Forei... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 06:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1834302-philippines-6-workers-dead-algeria.html 2013-01-21T06:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1831664-us-navy-ship-stuck-philippines-used-faulty-map.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An inaccurate map that mislocated a marine sanctuary may have caused a U.S. Navy minesweeper to run aground on a coral reef in the Philippines this week, the Navy said Saturday All 79 officers and crew of the USS Guardian were taken off the ship for safety reasons after it struck the reef with its bow at 2 a.m. Thursday. The Nav... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 10:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1831664-us-navy-ship-stuck-philippines-used-faulty-map.html 2013-01-19T10:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1829050-crew-leaves-us-navy-ship-stuck-philippines.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Most of the sailors on a U.S. Navy minesweeper that struck a coral reef in the Philippines left the ship Friday for safety reasons after initial efforts to free the vessel failed, the Navy said. The ship ran aground Thursday while in transit through the Tubbataha National Marine Park, a coral sanctuary in the Sulu Sea, 640 kilom... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 06:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1829050-crew-leaves-us-navy-ship-stuck-philippines.html 2013-01-18T06:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1813066-correction-philippines-fatal-fire-story.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — In a story Jan. 12 about a hotel fire that killed seven people in Olongapo, Philippines, The Associated Press misspelled a victim's surname based on incorrect information provided by city police. He was James Brighenti from Kodiak, Alaska, not James Brigati. A corrected version of the story is below: 3 US men, SKorean among 7 de... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 02:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1813066-correction-philippines-fatal-fire-story.html 2013-01-14T02:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1803112-police-13-suspects-slain-philippine-clash.html ATIMONAN, Philippines (AP) — At least three police personnel were among 13 suspected criminals who were gunned down in a shootout with Philippine security forces at a highway checkpoint, officials said Monday. Gunmen riding in three black SUVs opened fire on more than 50 army and police troopers who flagged down the vehicles late Sunday in the coastal tow... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 01:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1803112-police-13-suspects-slain-philippine-clash.html 2013-01-07T01:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1797234-law-points-to-philippine-churchs-waning-sway.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Twenty-six years after Roman Catholic leaders helped his mother marshal millions of Filipinos in an uprising that ousted a dictator, President Benigno Aquino III picked a fight with the church over contraceptives and won a victory that bared the bishops' worst nightmare: They no longer sway the masses. Aquino last month signed t... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1797234-law-points-to-philippine-churchs-waning-sway.html 2013-01-04T00:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1795108-un-than-60000-dead-syrian-civil-war.html BEIRUT (AP) — The United Nations gave a grim new count Wednesday of the human cost of Syria's civil war, saying the death toll has exceeded 60,000 in 21 months — far higher than recent estimates by anti-regime activists. The day's events illustrated the escalating violence that has made recent months the deadliest of the conflict: As rebels pressed a stra... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1795108-un-than-60000-dead-syrian-civil-war.html 2013-01-02T19:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1786740-manila-slum-emerges-unlikely-ballerina.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The ghetto called Aroma reeks of putrefying trash collected by its residents for recycling. Half-naked children with grimy faces play on muddy dirt roads lined by crumbling shanties of tarpaulin walls, cracked tin roofs and communal toilets.  From this Manila slum of garbage collectors emerged an unlikely Cinderella: ballerina J... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1786740-manila-slum-emerges-unlikely-ballerina.html 2012-12-26T13:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1786102-8-dead-christmas-day-fires-riot-philippines.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Angry residents beat a man to death and threw rocks at firefighters after a shantytown fire left thousands of people homeless, and another Christmas Day blaze in the Philippine capital left seven people dead, officials said Wednesday. A resident was beaten to death by his neighbors after shouting that he started Tuesday's shanty... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 04:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1786102-8-dead-christmas-day-fires-riot-philippines.html 2012-12-26T04:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1770962-philippines-oks-divisive-contraceptives-bill.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine legislators passed a landmark bill Monday that would provide government funding for contraceptives and sexuality classes in schools despite strong opposition by the dominant Roman Catholic Church and its followers, some of whom threatened to ask the Supreme Court to block the legislation. The Senate and the House of R... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1770962-philippines-oks-divisive-contraceptives-bill.html 2012-12-17T13:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1754024-pacquiao-loss-downs-spirit-storm-hit-filipinos.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Filipino fans were stunned by Manny Pacquiao's knockout defeat to Juan Manuel Marquez, dampening the spirit of a nation battered by a powerful typhoon that killed more than 600 people in the southern region where the boxing champion lives. In New Bataan township, which was ravaged by Typhoon Bopha last week, refugees, rescuers a... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 12:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1754024-pacquiao-loss-downs-spirit-storm-hit-filipinos.html 2012-12-09T12:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1743728-than-100-dead-philippine-typhoon.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The death toll from Typhoon Bopha climbed to more than 100 people Wednesday, while scores of others remain missing in the worst-hit areas of the southern Philippines. At least 43 people died when torrents of water rampaged down a mountain in New Bataan town in Compostela Valley province and engulfed a school and village hall whe... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 04:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1743728-than-100-dead-philippine-typhoon.html 2012-12-05T04:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1741848-powerful-typhoon-kills-74-philippines.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Torrential floods from a powerful typhoon engulfed emergency shelters and an army truck carrying soldiers and villagers who were fleeing their homes in the southern Philippines, raising the death toll from the storm to at least 74. At least 43 of the victims drowned in one village. Rain accumulated atop a mountain and flooded do... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1741848-powerful-typhoon-kills-74-philippines.html 2012-12-05T00:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741654-typhoon-pounds-philippines-killing-7.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — One of the strongest typhoons to hit the Philippines this year barreled across the country's south on Tuesday, killing at least seven people and forcing more than 50,000 to flee from inundated villages. Typhoon Bopha slammed into the Davao region at dawn, its ferocious winds ripping roofs from homes and its 500-kilometer- (311-m... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 10:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741654-typhoon-pounds-philippines-killing-7.html 2012-12-04T10:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741120-strong-typhoon-pounds-philippines-41k-leave-homes.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year was pounding southern provinces Tuesday, cutting power, suspending travel and flooding areas already vulnerable to landslides. More than 41,000 residents have moved out of their homes in high-risk coastal villages and along rivers, including in southern provinces that were d... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 03:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1741120-strong-typhoon-pounds-philippines-41k-leave-homes.html 2012-12-04T03:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1738038-pacific-nations-alarmed-tuna-overfishing.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Pacific island nations and environmentalists raised an alarm Sunday over destructive fishing methods and overfishing that they say are threatening bigeye tuna — the fish popular among sushi lovers worldwide. Palau fisheries official Nanette Malsol, who leads a bloc of Pacific island nations, said at the start of a weeklong tuna ... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 14:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1738038-pacific-nations-alarmed-tuna-overfishing.html 2012-12-02T14:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1719336-philippines-vietnam-protest-map-china-passport.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A map that China has incorporated into its passports has drawn diplomatic fury because it appears to claim the entire South China Sea, ignoring competing claims from the Philippines, Vietnam and other countries. Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario told reporters in Manila that he sent a note to the Chinese Embassy th... Fri, 23 Nov 2012 03:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1719336-philippines-vietnam-protest-map-china-passport.html 2012-11-23T03:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1655192-philippines-rolls-welcome-mat-us-warship.html ABOARD THE USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike force's visit to Manila is the latest show of American military might partly aimed at countering China's grip in Asia. But it also provides hundreds of Filipino American sailors a chance to briefly soak in the warm embrace of a second home. U.S. sailor Ryan Regondola, who was born... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1655192-philippines-rolls-welcome-mat-us-warship.html 2012-10-25T09:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1643614-sting-moves-venue-philippine-concert.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Sting has moved the location of his "Back to Bass Tour" concert in the Philippines following a petition by environmentalists who said the original venue is owned by a conglomerate that plans to uproot 182 trees for a parking lot and mall expansion in a northern mountain city. The SM Mall of Asia Arena said on Saturday that chang... Sat, 20 Oct 2012 06:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1643614-sting-moves-venue-philippine-concert.html 2012-10-20T06:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1630380-muslim-rebels-ink-philippine-pact-step-to-peace.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Muslim rebels and the Philippine government overcame decades of bitter hostility and took their first tentative step toward ending one of Asia's longest-running insurgencies with the signing of a preliminary peace pact that provides both hope and challenges. The framework agreement creates a roadmap for a final peace settlement.... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 22:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1630380-muslim-rebels-ink-philippine-pact-step-to-peace.html 2012-10-15T22:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1628122-philippine-peace-deal-blow-to-terrorists.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Hunted by U.S.-backed Filipino troops in 2005, Abu Sayyaf chieftain Khadaffy Janjalani and other al-Qaida-linked militants sought refuge in the mountainous stronghold of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the largest Muslim rebel group in the southern Philippines. But the rebels turned them away, afraid that harboring extremists... Sat, 13 Oct 2012 05:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1628122-philippine-peace-deal-blow-to-terrorists.html 2012-10-13T05:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1617718-philippine-supreme-court-suspends-cybercrime-law.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended implementation of the country's anti-cybercrime law while it decides whether certain provisions violate civil liberties. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said the court issued a temporary restraining order stopping the government from enforcing the law signed by President Benigno ... Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1617718-philippine-supreme-court-suspends-cybercrime-law.html 2012-10-09T12:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1614970-benefits-outweigh-risks-philippines-peace-deal.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A tentative roadmap to peace in the southern Philippines announced this week is the first major step in the latest attempt to end a long and bloody insurgency waged by minority Muslims in the predominantly Christian nation. It carries the risk of failure that has been the fate of similar peace agreements, but strong domestic and international backi... Mon, 08 Oct 2012 22:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1614970-benefits-outweigh-risks-philippines-peace-deal.html 2012-10-08T22:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1613198-philippines-muslim-rebels-agree-peace-pact.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group have reached a preliminary peace deal that is a major breakthrough toward ending a decades-long insurgency that killed tens of thousands and held back development in the south. Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said the "framework agreement" calling for... Mon, 08 Oct 2012 02:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1613198-philippines-muslim-rebels-agree-peace-pact.html 2012-10-08T02:33:00Z