Philippines Travel News

Last updated on Tuesday, Jul. 07, 2009 07:50AM EDT A routine call from work and an ill-timed flight have foiled one Canadian's once-in-a-lifetime chance to say a memorable farewell to Michael Jackson.

A New Zealand woman is likely to be charged with seven counts of fraud following reports of a large-scale illegal recruitment operation in the Philippines.

Tears in the Darkness by Michael Norman and Elizabeth Norman is a new account of the Bataan Death March, in which more than 70,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war were victims of appalling barbarism a particularly grim episode of World War II that followed Japans invasion of the Philippines.Driven from Manila into the hills of the Bataan ...

MANILA: A postponement of the general elections next year will be a cause for concern in Washington, US Ambassador Kristie Kenney said yesterday.

Via the Department of Health: Update 53 - Duque Orders DOH to Bolster Mitigation Efforts Against A . Much of the report deals with mitigation measures ordered by Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III.

The Minister for Veterans Affairs, Alan Griffin MP, and the Shadow Minister, Louise Markus MP, yesterday afternoon gave speeches to the House of Representatives marking the 67th anniversary of the sinking of the Montevideo Maru .

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - " The Philippines is virtually selling its Muslim women to work as housemaids in Malaysia.

WARRENTON, VA, June 25, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- e-Travel Technologies Inc - 911Concierge.com is advising travelers, through their newly launched executive travel weather alerts service, that along the southwestern coast of Mexico, central and northern Philippines, and the coastal region of Gujarat, India of severe weather events that may impact ...

Business Mirror gets into some very sensitive issues: Koreans are an increasing presence in the Philippines, and not everybody is happy.

A group of Philippine adventurers on Saturday set sail on an ambitious four-year voyage aboard a replica of an ancient wooden boat they hope will carry them around Asia and on to Africa, officials said.

A proposed trip to the Philippines by Mayor Linda Jackson and Regional Councillor Gino Rosati has been temporarily grounded.

Karachi, June 26 : Pakistan Tennis Federation president Dilawar Abbas Friday said he will raise the issue of foreign teams not visiting the embattled country at the International Tennis Federation annual general meeting that begins at Madrid from July 15-17. "It is very important for our tennis that foreign teams come to Pakistan for Davis Cups and ...

Liu Jianchao, Chinese ambassador to the Philippines, sees off the released Chinese fishermen at the Chinese embassy in Manila, capital of the Philippines, June 25, 2009.

MANILA: The A contagion forced the suspension of classes in more schools yesterday even as education officials told school authorities to find ways to make up for the disruption.

Century-old wrecks, mating mandarin fish, threatening thresher sharks, meter-long giant clams: These are just some of the reasons why professional divers from the United States and the United Kingdom are getting more and more drawn to the Philippines' underwater paradise.

The year was 1966. Inside the historic walls of a majestic hotel at the heart of Manila, a harmony of sound fills the air.

Imelda Marcos is nothing if not a survivor. As the Philippines' most notorious first lady approaches 80, she is still courting publicity and claiming that despite the billions reportedly stashed away during her late husband Ferdinand's rule, and the 22-carat diamond ring on her finger, she is nearly broke.

Philippine students line up to wash their hands as a precaution against flu virus inside the Ramon Advacena public high school in Manila, yesterday.

Going to school in Canada looks to be more fun and more productive than in the Philippines, says the mayor of Jagna, Bohol.

Human trafficking situation in the Philippines fell a notch after the US State Department kept the country on the Tier 2 Watch List on Wednesday.