1. A Nation of Golems
(Newsletter)

... and rendering millions more homeless. The first of the natural disasters, tropical storm Ketsana, struck Manila and the surrounding area on September 26th during which time it caused massive floods a...

2. Afghanistan: It’s not the HOW but the WHY of war
(Newsletter)

...bsp; Sunday, 01 November 2009 At least 14 people are dead and several missing after Typhoon Mirinae hit Manila, the Philippine capital, and southern Luzon island before weakening into a storm and mo...

3. Can Disobedience Remain Civil In a Lawless State?
(Newsletter)

...efforts in the Philippines, a day after Tropical Storm Ketsana triggered deadly floods by dumping capital Manila and several other provinces with its heaviest rainfall in more than 40 years. CONTINUE...

4. Arroyo vows justice over massacre
(News/Top)

...f standing for the governorship against Ampatuan.   Mangudadatu said he stayed behind in the capital Manila and sent his wife, Genalyn Tiamzon-Mangudadatu, to file his nomination in Maguindanao o...

5. Filipino gunmen free Irish priest
(News/Global)

...awn on Thursday. He was later given a medical check-up at an army base before being flown to the capital, Manila. It is not clear which group was behind the October 11 abduction, when six armed men sn...

6. Philippines teacher beheaded
(News/Global)

... of kidnappings for ransom, beheadings, and deadly bomb attacks, including the 2004 bombing of a ferry in Manila Bay which killed 100 people. Recent months have seen the Abu Sayyaf step up its attacks...

7. Asian Natural Disasters -- Harbinger Of Events To Come
(Opinions/Bulletin)

... and rendering millions more homeless. The first of the natural disasters, tropical storm Ketsana, struck Manila and the surrounding area on September 26th during which time it caused massive floods a...

8. Death toll rises in Vietnam storm
(News/S+T)

...ppines killed at least 337 people. Thousands also displaced and homes destroyed in and around the capital Manila. Ketsana also lashed Vietnam, leaving at least 170 dead Parma - early October Fresh flo...

9. Philippines begins typhoon clean-up
(News/S+T)

At least 14 people are dead and several missing after Typhoon Mirinae hit Manila, the Philippine capital, and southern Luzon island before weakening into a storm and moving west towards the South Chin

10. Thousands flee Philippines typhoon
(News/S+T)

... eastern Philippines, officials have said. The victims drowned in floods in Laguna province just south of Manila, the capital, the local disaster monitoring office said on Saturday. In Laguna, militar...