ISYU.INFO » Philippines http://www.isyu.info Around the World Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:45:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Hostage-taking in Manila, Philippines http://www.isyu.info/2010/08/23/hostage-taking-in-manila-philippines/ http://www.isyu.info/2010/08/23/hostage-taking-in-manila-philippines/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:30:10 +0000 admin http://www.isyu.info/?p=66 Hostage-taking in Manila, Philippines
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]]> 25 people, including 22 Hong Kong tourists, were taken hostage inside a tourist bus near the Quirino Grandstand at Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines. The hostage-taker was a bemedalled former police officer Rolando Mendoza. Earlier, Rolando Mendoza has released 9 people. He also claimed that he was unjustly accused and would like to have his job back.

The hostage-taking is ongoing, please tune in at CNN or BBC television channel.

Read the full story, Hostages at Rizal Park, at the Manila Bulletin site.
Read the full story, 9th hostage freed, 17 others left onboard bus, at the Inquirer site.
Read the full story with video, Philippines hostage-taker threatens ‘drastic action’, at the CNN site.
Read the full story with video, Police surround hijacked bus in Philippine capital, at the BBC site.

Updated at 2:58pm :
The hostage-taking has ended and some hostages are alive.

Hostage-taking in Manila, Philippines
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]]> http://www.isyu.info/2010/08/23/hostage-taking-in-manila-philippines/feed/ 0 Many areas in North Luzon cut off due to floods and landslides http://www.isyu.info/2009/10/12/many-areas-in-north-luzon-cut-off-due-to-floods-and-landslides/ http://www.isyu.info/2009/10/12/many-areas-in-north-luzon-cut-off-due-to-floods-and-landslides/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:59:50 +0000 admin http://www.isyu.info/?p=35 Many areas in North Luzon cut off due to floods and landslides
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]]> Many areas in North Luzon has been cut off due to floods and landslides. Planes and helicopters are being used to transport food and relief materials to bring to these areas. Typhoon Pepeng Tropical Storm Parma happened to be stronger than Typhoon Ondoy Tropical Storm Ketsana which both hit the Philippines. Typhoon Pepeng Tropical Storm Parma devastated Philippines on October 3, 2009 and stayed in North Luzon longer than forecasted. [inquirer.net]

Read the full story, Many areas cut off by floods, landslides, at the Inquirer site.
Read the full story, Struggle to reach isolated north Luzon areas, at the Inquirer site.

Many areas in North Luzon cut off due to floods and landslides
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]]> http://www.isyu.info/2009/10/12/many-areas-in-north-luzon-cut-off-due-to-floods-and-landslides/feed/ 0 Typhoon Pepeng Tropical Storm Parma stronger than Typhoon Ketsana devastated Northern Luzon http://www.isyu.info/2009/10/09/typhoon-pepeng-tropical-storm-parma-stronger-than-typhoon-ketsana-devastated-northern-luzon-in-the-philippines/ http://www.isyu.info/2009/10/09/typhoon-pepeng-tropical-storm-parma-stronger-than-typhoon-ketsana-devastated-northern-luzon-in-the-philippines/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:46:53 +0000 admin http://www.isyu.info/?p=34 Typhoon Pepeng Tropical Storm Parma stronger than Typhoon Ketsana devastated Northern Luzon
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]]> Typhoon Pepeng Tropical Storm Parma which was stronger than Typhoon Ondoy Tropical Storm Ketsana heavily hit Northern Luzon in the Philippines. As the typhoon hit the provinces, not a lot of pictures and videos were taken compared to when Tropical Storm Ketsana devastated Manila and Metro Manila. With Typhoon Parma, muds, floods, and landslides killed hundreds of people, displaced thousands of residents, damaged a lot of crops, and damaged a lot of places in Northern Luzon. [mb.com.ph and inquirer.net]

Read the full story, ‘Pepeng’ pummels North, at the Manila Bulletin site.
Read the full story, Landslide deaths lift RP storm toll past 450, at the Manila Bulletin site.
Read the full story, 150 die in Benguet slide, at the Inquirer site.

Typhoon Pepeng Tropical Storm Parma stronger than Typhoon Ketsana devastated Northern Luzon
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]]> http://www.isyu.info/2009/10/09/typhoon-pepeng-tropical-storm-parma-stronger-than-typhoon-ketsana-devastated-northern-luzon-in-the-philippines/feed/ 0 Laguna Lake in the Philippines swallowed villages http://www.isyu.info/2009/10/08/laguna-lake-in-the-philippines-swallowed-villages/ http://www.isyu.info/2009/10/08/laguna-lake-in-the-philippines-swallowed-villages/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:32:19 +0000 admin http://www.isyu.info/?p=30 Laguna Lake in the Philippines swallowed villages
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]]> After Typhoon Ondoy Tropical Storm Ketsana left, thousands of Filipinos got displaced especially those living near the Laguna Lake. More than 700,000 people living in the villages near Laguna Lake have no place to live as the villages are no longer habitable because of the floods. [inquirer.net]

Read the full story, Lake swallows villages, at the Inquirer site.

Laguna Lake in the Philippines swallowed villages
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]]> http://www.isyu.info/2009/10/08/laguna-lake-in-the-philippines-swallowed-villages/feed/ 0 Typhoon Pepeng Tropical Storm Parma has weakened http://www.isyu.info/2009/10/07/typhoon-pepeng-tropical-storm-parma-has-weakened/ http://www.isyu.info/2009/10/07/typhoon-pepeng-tropical-storm-parma-has-weakened/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:20:04 +0000 admin http://www.isyu.info/?p=29 Typhoon Pepeng Tropical Storm Parma has weakened
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]]> According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Typhoon Pepeng Tropical Storm Parma in the Philippines has weakened into a tropical depression. [inquirer.net]

Read the full story, ‘Pepeng’ weakens into tropical depression – Pagasa, at the Inquirer site.

Typhoon Pepeng Tropical Storm Parma has weakened
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]]> http://www.isyu.info/2009/10/07/typhoon-pepeng-tropical-storm-parma-has-weakened/feed/ 0 Tropical Storm “Pepeng” still in the Philippines http://www.isyu.info/2009/10/06/tropical-storm-pepeng-still-in-the-philippines/ http://www.isyu.info/2009/10/06/tropical-storm-pepeng-still-in-the-philippines/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:55:24 +0000 admin http://www.isyu.info/?p=28 Tropical Storm “Pepeng” still in the Philippines
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]]> The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that the Tropical Storm “Pepeng” is still hovering near the Ilocos region in the Philippines. [mb.com.ph]

Read the full story, North Luzon still under threat, at the Manila Bulletin site.

Tropical Storm “Pepeng” still in the Philippines
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]]> http://www.isyu.info/2009/10/06/tropical-storm-pepeng-still-in-the-philippines/feed/ 0 Flooding caused by Tropical Storm Ketsana Typhoon Ondoy devastated Philippines http://www.isyu.info/2009/09/28/flooding-caused-by-tropical-storm-ketsana-typhoon-ondoy-devastated-philippines/ http://www.isyu.info/2009/09/28/flooding-caused-by-tropical-storm-ketsana-typhoon-ondoy-devastated-philippines/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:52:53 +0000 admin http://www.isyu.info/?p=27 Flooding caused by Tropical Storm Ketsana Typhoon Ondoy devastated Philippines
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]]> Manila was heavily devastated when Typhoon Ondoy Tropical Storm Ketsana hit the Philippines on Saturday, September 26 2009. The heavy rainfall caused heavy floods / flooding in Manila which resulted to several dozens of death and thousands got hurt. [cnn.com]

Read the full story, Scores killed in Philippines floods, at the CNN site.

Flooding caused by Tropical Storm Ketsana Typhoon Ondoy devastated Philippines
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]]> http://www.isyu.info/2009/09/28/flooding-caused-by-tropical-storm-ketsana-typhoon-ondoy-devastated-philippines/feed/ 0 Typhoon Ondoy Tropical Storm Ketsana swept out Philippines http://www.isyu.info/2009/09/27/typhoon-ondoy-tropical-storm-ketsana-swept-out-philippines/ http://www.isyu.info/2009/09/27/typhoon-ondoy-tropical-storm-ketsana-swept-out-philippines/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:48:15 +0000 admin http://www.isyu.info/?p=26 Typhoon Ondoy Tropical Storm Ketsana swept out Philippines
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]]> On September 26, 2009, Saturday, Philippines was devastated with flash floods caused by the Tropical Storm Ketsana also known as Typhoon Ondoy to Filipinos. Thousands were hurt and several dozens died. [bbc.co.uk]

Read the full story with video, Dozens dead in Philippine floods, at the BBC site.

Read the full story with video, Filipinos swept up in river floods, at the BBC site.

Typhoon Ondoy Tropical Storm Ketsana swept out Philippines
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]]> http://www.isyu.info/2009/09/27/typhoon-ondoy-tropical-storm-ketsana-swept-out-philippines/feed/ 0 Landslide in Bicol, Philippines http://www.isyu.info/2009/05/04/landslide-in-bicol-philippines/ http://www.isyu.info/2009/05/04/landslide-in-bicol-philippines/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 11:02:49 +0000 admin http://www.isyu.info/?p=21 Landslide in Bicol, Philippines
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]]> The tropical storm “Dante” has caused a landslide in Bicol, Philippines. It was reported that the death toll from the floods and landslides has now reached 21. [mb.com.ph]

Read the full story, Landslide toll now 21, at the Manila Bulletin site.

Landslide in Bicol, Philippines
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]]> http://www.isyu.info/2009/05/04/landslide-in-bicol-philippines/feed/ 0 Pacquiao defeated Hatton in second round http://www.isyu.info/2009/05/03/pacquiao-defeated-hatton-in-second-round/ http://www.isyu.info/2009/05/03/pacquiao-defeated-hatton-in-second-round/#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 07:31:04 +0000 admin http://www.isyu.info/?p=18 Pacquiao defeated Hatton in second round
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]]> Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines defeated Ricky Hatton of Great Britain by technical knockout in the second round. Manny Pacquiao snatched the light-welterweight title from Ricky Hatton during a boxing match in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 2, 2009. [inquirer.net]

Read the full story, Pacquiao TKOs Hatton, at the Inquirer site.

Pacquiao defeated Hatton in second round
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