Manila Bay, the gateway for socio-economic development known for its sunset, serves the Port of Manila and drains about 17,000 square kilometers of watershed area, with the Pampanga River contributing about 49 percent of the freshwater influx. With an average depth of 17 meters, it is estimated to have a total volume of 28.9 billion cubic meters. At the sprawling Luneta Park in Manila, Sunday strollers make postcard perfect frames for family memories.
After a two-year hiatus, the month-long Baguio Flower Festival returns in full bloom.
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A chaplain at Manila Police District Command (MPDC) blesses the 150 units of bikes and bike patrols that will be...
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The Makati Medical Center marks another milestone with the inauguration of its newest acquisition, a 3Tesla MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)...
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Miss Universe 2018 and National Culture and the and Culture Arts (NCCA) Ambassador Catriona Gray poses with members of the...
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Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez administers the oath-taking of La Union 1st District Rep. Paolo Ortega as new Lakas-CMD member....
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Tabaco City Mayor Krisel Lagman-Luistro and Antonio Tan, president and CEO of Liberty Commercial Center shake hands during the signing...
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By Othel V. Campos The Philippines is studying a rice supply deal with Cambodia under an open trade system, according...
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By David Williams Sydney—Australia will remove the British monarch from its banknotes, replacing the late Queen Elizabeth II’s image on...
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HONG KONG, China—Hong Kong’s economy shrank by 3.5 percent in 2022, with exports plunging and the city’s worst-ever coronavirus outbreak...
Read moreSAN FRANCISCO—Facebook and Instagram owner Meta on Wednesday reported its first annual sales drop since the company went public in...
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South Korea said Thursday it had staged joint air drills with the United States featuring strategic bombers and stealth fighters,...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.
