Manila (Philippines)

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...

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...

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...

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...

Philippines: Manila Sofitel opens health and aesthetic institute

2013-03-28 07:45:00

International travelers who want to put on a happier face may find just what they’re looking for at Manila’s Sofitel Philippine Plaza, which has opened Vietura, a health and aesthetic institute that's said to be the first facility of its...

The Week in Pictures | March 4 – 10, 2013

2013-03-08 15:03:19

Pictures in the News | March 8, 2013

2013-03-08 09:52:18

Stanley Karnow dies at 87; author of epic Vietnam history

2013-01-27 19:43:00

Stanley Karnow, an award-winning author and journalist who combined insightful reporting with personal accounts and historical sweep in books on the Vietnam War and the Philippines and the critically acclaimed public television series that accompanied the...

Sundance 2013: 'Fruitvale' wins Grand Jury Prize

2013-01-26 00:00:00

PARK CITY, Utah--"Fruitvale," a drama based on the real-life story of a young man shot to death at an Oakland BART station, took home the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday night. The movie also won the Audience Award for U.S....

Philippines challenges Chinese claims to waters through tribunal

2013-01-22 10:36:00

The Philippines is taking a feud with China to an international tribunal, it announced Tuesday, the latest turn in the simmering dispute over a string of rocky outcroppings in the South China Sea. In a claim shared Tuesday with the Chinese ambassador,...

Girl killed, hundreds hurt in Philippines New Year's Eve revelry

2013-01-02 11:00:00

The bullet hit 7-year-old Stephanie Nicole Ella as she gazed up at the fireworks in a Manila suburb, abruptly turning a New Year's Eve celebration tragic and ultimately ending her life. The little girl died Wednesday afternoon in a Quezon City hospital,...

Philippines travel: Courage and legacy

2012-12-02 00:00:00

BALANGA, Philippines — The school day at Balanga Elementary on the Bataan Peninsula was winding down, and children poured from the classrooms into the stifling afternoon heat. Behind their classrooms, they played around the statutes of grim-...

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

A resident looks at destroyed houses after a fire engulfed a slum area in Manila, Philippines. According to local reports, some 400 homes were destroyed leaving at least 500 families homeless.

2013-02-27 00:00:00