Philippines

Letters: Memories of Bora Bora, Boracay Island

2013-06-09 00:00:00

Thank you for your honesty about some overhyped resort areas ["So Into It," by An Amlotte, and "The Best Island in the World? Hardly," by Catharine Hamm] in your May 26 Travel section. I am tired of paying top dollar for what is promised to be an...

4 U.N. peacekeepers released by Syrian rebels

2013-05-12 03:31:00

BEIRUT--Syrian rebels released four U.N. peacekeepers Sunday, five days after the Filipino troops were seized in the increasingly volatile buffer zone between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. A rebel group reportedly said the four...

China, Taiwan protest fatal shooting of fisherman by Philippines

2013-05-10 09:15:00

BEIJING�--� Beijing and Taipei united in their condemnation of the Philippines on Friday for the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters. The killing of Hung Shih-cheng, 65,�injects a volatile new element in ongoing conflicts over...

Five killed as Philippine volcano starts spewing rocks and ash

2013-05-07 11:16:00

Four German tourists and one of their Filipino guides were killed Tuesday when one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes started spewing large rocks and ash, officials said. The group was climbing the Mayon volcano when an explosion happened at...

Limo fire: Victim planned Manila hilltop wedding, father says

2013-05-08 13:58:00

A woman killed over the weekend in a Bay Area limousine fire was going to have a wedding on a hilltop in the Philippines, her family said. Neriza Fojas, 31, had already had a civil wedding ceremony in Las Vegas with her husband, Carlo Moya, but was...

Travel info for Boracay Island, Philippines

2013-05-26 00:00:00

The best way to Boracay, Philippines From LAX, Philippine Airlines offers nonstop service to Manila, and All Nippon Airways, JAL, Cathay Pacific, Asiana, Delta, Korean, Hawaiian, Air China, Singapore and Malaysia offer connecting service (change of...

Trouble in party paradise: Boracay Island in Philippines

2013-05-26 00:00:00

BORACAY, Philippines — Can a million and a half people be wrong? That's how many vacationers are expected to visit Boracay Island this year. Can Travel & Leisure be wrong? That's the magazine that crowned Boracay the best island in the world....

Taiwan says Filipino apology in fisherman's death not enough

2013-05-16 09:16:00

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippines' coast guard has spiraled into a series of sanctions and sparked a rare anger-fest threatening the normally solid Pacific Rim alliance. � The dispute has not eased despite...

In a disputed reef, Philippines sees face of Chinese domination

2013-05-14 18:43:00

MASINLOC, Philippines — The fishermen were sailing the azure waters off the Philippine coast when Richard Caneda saw the morning sunlight glinting off a vessel "bigger than the biggest ship in the Philippine navy." Caneda could see a red Chinese...

Limo fire: U.S., Philippine leaders offer condolences for victims

2013-05-08 12:25:00

Government officials from the United States and the Philippines took to social media this week to express condolences to the families of a group of Filipina nurses who died in a Bay Area limousine fire over the weekend. “Condolences to the Fojas...

Tennis and writing a love match for Pomona-Pitzer freshman

2013-05-07 18:40:00

By the time she was 10, Samantha Mae Coyiuto was a published author in the Philippines. By the time she was 16, she had four children's books published. Now she's 18 and goes by just Mae and is a student at Pomona-Pitzer, where she plays for the women's...

Limo fire: Death toll 'beyond words,' CHP official says

2013-05-06 20:34:00

Officials said they were stunned by the loss of life after a limousine burst into flames Saturday night on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge, leaving five women dead. “Any time we have a significant loss of life it's very difficult, but given the...

A U.S. Navy serviceman, left, and a Philippine soldier talk before a ceremony to mark Memorial Day at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Manila. The country's vice president and the U.S. ambassador to the Philippines attended the rites to honored fallen members of the U.S.

2013-05-26 00:00:00

Manila, the capital of Philippines, is hot, smoggy and congested--you know, a lot like L.A. but with more humidity. A respite from the metro area of 12 million seemed like a good idea. There are 7,000 islands to choose from; I chose Boracay.

2013-05-24 17:49:00

In this photo released by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, a mushroom cloud of ash shoots up from Mayon volcano in the Philippines.

2013-05-07 00:00:00