Tag Archives: Manila

Wednesday, 26 April 2017 MANILA: The Philippine government will deploy 40,000 security and emergency personnel to thwart terror threats to the Asean Summit in Manila this week, according to government officials. Ambassador Marciano A. Paynor Jr, director-general for operations of the Asean 2017 National Organising Council, said the government did …

Friday, 11 August 2017 :  A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the region south of the Philippine capital on Friday, causing buildings in Manila to sway, seismologists said. The authorities said they were checking whether the quake had caused any damage. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology told AFP the …