Living In Metro Manila

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89567562009-10-13T10:43:29.085+08:00Living In Metro ManilaMetro Manila is the capital region of the Philippines. I will try to post my experiences while living here, some important events and happenings.Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-22069389437632167942009-01-30T23:07:00.002+08:002009-01-30T23:08:35.716+08:00Metro Manila - Route Map

ACCU-MAP: Metro Manila -Route Map - scale 1:30,000 - Accurate GPS-referenced digital carography - highly detailed to easily navigate Metro Manila's 17 cities and municipalities - covers a total area of 1,128 square kilometers - a must-have driving companion for motorists - reliable data carefully researched and updated all year round by a seasoned team of expert cartographers - Unique

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-52746865870320262152008-06-03T19:33:00.000+08:002008-06-03T20:14:00.621+08:00Manila Scandal

Well, you are in the wrong place. This post has nothing to do with video and images of Pinay Scandal in Manila which is also known as Manila Scandal.I just want to join the SEO war on the keyword "Pinay Scandal" which is becoming even more popular as the bloggers join this project.So, what now? Join us in our war against the real porn websites that top the search on "Pinay Scandal".

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1155877048404422122006-08-18T12:56:00.001+08:002006-08-18T12:57:28.603+08:00Manila-bound bus from Bicol catches fire

A Manila-bound passenger bus from Bicol caught fire along the Maharlika Highway in San Pablo City early Thursday morning, police said.Superintendent Sonny Ricablanca, San Pablo police chief, said fire engulfed the Isarog Bus Lines (NYW-962) while it was cruising along the Maharlika Highway in Barangay (village) San Antonio I at around 3 a.m. None of the estimated 40 people aboard was hurt, he

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1155877015833516242006-08-18T12:56:00.000+08:002006-08-18T12:56:56.023+08:00Free parking at North Triangle urged

Transport groups have urged Metro Manila Development Authority chairman Bayani Fernando to stop the issuance of parking tickets at the North Railroad Station in Quezon City.Members of the North Triangle Intermodal Alliance Inc., composed of FX taxi and Asian utility vehicle drivers, said the agency’s operatives forced them to get P20-tickets when parking at the site along Edsa was supposed to be

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1155876986450116502006-08-18T12:55:00.001+08:002006-08-18T12:56:26.523+08:00Body of Filipino driver killed in Iraq arrives in Manila

THE body of the Filipino truck driver who died when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Iraq arrived in Manila Thursday, Foreign Affairs spokesman Gilbert Asuque said.Carlito Mainit’s remains were flown from Kuwait via Doha on board a Qatar Airways flight, Asuque said.Mainit, 52, of Malabon City, was driving a truck in a convoy of 20 vehicles from Kuwait to Baghdad when an improvised explosive

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1155876955903838212006-08-18T12:55:00.000+08:002006-08-18T12:55:56.140+08:00Water, water everywhere

WATER, water everywhere, but there’s not a drop to drink, let alone use to wash things in Manila.The controversy over houses being built in La Mesa Dam raises an issue someone better start focusing on—water. And not just in Manila.There isn’t enough of it, at least the sort you could drink, or even use to wash plates, utensils or clothes. Read More

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1155876919032844582006-08-18T12:54:00.000+08:002006-08-18T12:55:19.096+08:00Manila pledges probe into deaths

Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said Mrs Arroyo was mulling a list of appointees to investigate killings of journalists and activists.The announcement comes amid international criticism of her administration's human rights record.On Wednesday, two more left-wing activists were killed in separate shootings by unidentified gunmen.Read More

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1155876872659444872006-08-18T12:26:00.000+08:002006-08-18T12:54:32.960+08:00Manila IX bows out

Unlike last year when they needed 12 innings to subdue the Golden Girls, the hosts, this time, took only a regulation seven innings to edge out the gutsy Filipinos.But it was an uphill battle just like last year.The United States’ District 2 titleholder had to rally from a 1-0 deficit to remain one of the only three unbeaten teams in the nine-team, one-round elimination round.Read More

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1155791214060312342006-08-17T13:06:00.000+08:002006-08-17T13:06:54.143+08:00Manila rejects Amnesty’s ‘blanket accusations’

Manila • The Philippine government yesterday rejected what it called “blanket accusations” by Amnesty International over the spate of unsolved political killings in the country.An Amnesty report released on Tuesday said Manila had “failed to protect individuals and their human rights.” It cited the murder of 114 left-wing political and human rights activists, trade union leaders, lawyers,

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1155791184067452562006-08-17T13:05:00.001+08:002006-08-17T13:06:24.136+08:00Waste survey exposes extent of plastic pollution in Manila Bay

Following the arrival of the Greenpeace ship M.Y. Esperanza in Manila as part of the group's global expedition to defend the oceans, the ship's crew and volunteers from Greenpeace and the Eco-Waste Coalition this morning collected approximately four cubic meters of plastic trash from Manila Bay onboard inflatable boats, as part of a waste survey and documentation to monitor the extent of plastic

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1155791144026447842006-08-17T13:05:00.000+08:002006-08-17T13:05:44.696+08:00Clothes, entertainment cheapest in Manila

Manila is one of the four cities in the world that is ideal for a short story in terms of prices but where wages are very low, according to a study, “Prices and Earnings,” which catalogs purchasing power around the globe.The survey, conducted by UBS Wealth Management Research covered 71 cities and ran from February to April.UBS is one of the world’s leading financial companies and has offices in

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1155791114134800452006-08-17T13:04:00.001+08:002006-08-17T13:05:14.200+08:00MMDA finds sanitary landfill in Malabon

Metro Manila has a new sanitary landfill, covering 20 hectares of land, which will soon be ready to take in tons of trash.Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Robert Nacianceno said the new landfill will rise in the city of Malabon within a month."We no longer have a problem as to where to dump our garbage, we now have a new one," Nacianceno said.At present, Metro Manila’s

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1155791071575356062006-08-17T13:04:00.000+08:002006-08-17T13:04:32.596+08:00Manila seeks help containing spill

The Philippines appealed yesterday for help to combat the country's worst ever oil spill which has polluted a major marine reserve and threatened the livelihoods of thousands of fishermen.Coast Guard officials said they were struggling to cope with the scale of the environmental disaster caused by the sinking of the tanker Solar I last week with more than 1.97 million liters of industrial fuel on

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1155014152983680682006-08-08T13:15:00.000+08:002006-08-08T13:15:53.036+08:00Atienza denies endorsing ‘PacMan’

Mayor Lito Atienza denied allegations that he is endorsing World Boxing Council super featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao for vice-mayor of Manila in the 2007 election. But, he hastened to add, there is nothing wrong if anyone aspires for an elective office to serve the people.On July 5 Pacquiao registered as voter and resident of Manila before the Commission on Elections, fueling speculation

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1155014117653824552006-08-08T13:14:00.001+08:002006-08-08T13:15:17.706+08:00Manila defers sea rescue plan

The Philippine government yesterday deferred plans to deploy two coast guard ships to ferry Filipino evacuees from Lebanon.An official of the Philippine Department of Transportation and Communications told Gulf News that the plan will be further reevaluated, after learning that the coast guard would be needing 93 million pesos (Dh6.6 million) to accomplish the mission.Read More

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1155014077007947922006-08-08T13:14:00.000+08:002006-08-08T13:14:37.103+08:00Metro Manila receives bulk of infra spending

Metro Manila, a tiny area encompassing just 0.2 percent of the country’s total land area, has the largest concentration of bridges and roads in the Philippines.With a land area of 617.3 square kilometers, Metro Manila had national bridges with a combined length of 13.4 kilometers as of December 2005, longer than the total length of bridges in any of the country’s 79 provinces. Read More

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1155014039346100202006-08-08T13:13:00.000+08:002006-08-08T13:13:59.856+08:00Philippine police put Israeli Embassy in Manila under heightened alert

Philippine police have put the Israeli Embassy in Manila under heightened alert, anticipating protest rallies against Israel's missile strikes on Lebanon, which blocked the way of evacuating Filipinos from the country.Police deployment and monitoring was beefed up around the building which houses the Israeli Embassy in Makati City, Metro Manila, Superintendent Felipe Napoles Jr., Makati Police

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1116512248696920282005-05-19T22:17:00.000+08:002006-02-24T07:38:45.866+08:00Baclaran Pedestrian Bridge

This is the Pedestrian Bridge in Baclaran, near the Baclaran Church. This bridge has become the center of pirated CD/VCD/DVD of movie, music and porno. On this place where you can witness children selling PORNO VCD/DVD.Panawagan po sa mga autoridad ng Baclaran, ayusin niyo naman to! Biruin niyo, mga bata nagtitinda ng mga PORNO materials!

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1116512054663410252005-05-19T22:14:00.000+08:002005-05-19T22:21:09.700+08:00Baclaran Street

One of the busy streets in Baclaran, Parañaque City. On each side of the road are rolling stores and vendors' stalls.

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1116511957524848182005-05-19T22:12:00.000+08:002005-05-19T22:20:14.773+08:00EDSA Shrine

The EDSA Shrine. On top of it you'll see the statue of Mary the mother of Jesus whom Catholic believe as their Patron of Peace. This photo was taken while I was riding a car along EDSA from Mega Mall.

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1116511802785563302005-05-19T22:10:00.000+08:002005-05-19T22:19:43.763+08:00Walang Tawiran Sign

Walang Tawiran Nakakamatay! Usually makikita mo yan sa ilalim ng mga Pedestrian Bridges along major highways dito sa METRO MANILA.

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1116339162080119822005-05-17T21:58:00.000+08:002005-05-17T22:12:42.086+08:00Summer Rain

At last umulan din. I was waiting the whole summer to rain. Past few weeks were too hot. Now at least I feel something different for this summer.I was thinking if there was a storm going near my area or it was just an ordinary rain.

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1115817305250651302005-05-11T21:15:00.000+08:002005-05-11T21:49:07.476+08:00

Nakalimutan ko to, along Lawton, Manila

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1115817262170897572005-05-11T21:14:00.000+08:002005-05-11T21:48:11.756+08:00Quiapo Church

Quiapo Church as viewed on its side.

Ka Webspyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100775675169545138noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8956756.post-1115817219295334342005-05-11T21:13:00.000+08:002005-05-11T21:47:24.046+08:00Clearer View of a Pedestrian Bridge

Ito yung malinaw na kuha ng Pedestrian Bridge sa Tandang Sora Avenue corner Commonwealth Avenue sa Quezon City na nafeatured dito noong mga nakaraang posts.

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