Manila (CNN)Manila on a normal day is not easy to manage. Throw in Pope Francis, a mass for six million people and some rain, and you can expect some disorder and confusion. […]
Up close to the Pope: Manila’s polite masses do the country proud
Pope Francis thrills Manila as estimated 6 million turn up for mass
An estimated six million people flocked to Manila’s Rizal park on Sunday to attend the final mass of Pope Francis’ five-day visit to the Philippines. The turnout breaks the record set by […]
Typhoon Haiyan: The man and the boy who saved each other
When typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines a year ago and sea waters submerged parts of the city of Tacloban, one man grabbed a piece of wood – and floated into a tree […]
The fight to make divorce legal in the Philippines
Manila (CNN) — When Rowena Festin leaves her job as a congressional aide in Quezon City, Metro Manila each day, she returns home to three children and a husband. But her marriage, […]
Adopt-A-Fisherman helps survivors
The sea has always been Charito Badong’s lifeline. Fishing allowed the father of seven to feed his family and earn enough money to send his children to school. But when devastating Typhoon […]
‘Amerasians’ in the Philippines fight for recognition
Manila, Philippines (CNN) — When Susie Lopez, 43, was a little girl she would run outside her home in Angeles City, near the U.S. Clark Airbase in the Philippines, every time she […]
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