The Philippine government admits that it is not prepared to cope with the effects of a major earthquake like the recent one that struck China and caused major devastation.
Visitor arrivals in the first quarter of 2008 reached 858,244 arrivals to the Philippines, up by 8.5%. Scandinavia countries reflected double-digit growth rates namely: Finland with 49.7% growth (967 arrivals), Sweden with 22.
0 COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Reuters) - Malaysian peacekeepers began a phased withdrawal from the Philippines' troubled south on Saturday, raising worries that decades of Muslim rebellion in the mainly Catholic nation may resume.
MANILA, Philippines-Officials say the first group of 29 Malaysian peacekeepers has left the Philippines as peace talks with Muslim rebels remain stalled. Speaking Saturday at an airport in the southern Philippines, Malaysian Maj. Gen.