Blogs from Makati City, Metro Manila, Luzon, Philippines, Asia - page 2

My Journey to the Philippines: Day One 12/14/07 Start: Spokane Washington Dad arrived last night. We are both excited and a bit nervous. Sondra Hildreth (a girl from church) was a sweetheart and gave us a ride to the airport at 5:30 AM. I like using my passport, it makes me feel important. We are now on the plane to Portland, Oregon waiting on the runway for the engine to warm up. No joke. I snowed last night in Spokane. It will be an interesting change in weather by the end of the day. We are flying thus: Spokane to Portland to Tokyo, Japan, to Manilla Philippines. there are two layovers about three hours long. Dad says the flight from Portland to Japan is only about ten hours long. Which is a relief I thought it ... read more

well...I've been here 2 weeks now and still loving it! Last week was definately interesting. We were threatened my a super typhoon (it missed Metro Manila but hit the northern provinces pretty hard) had a 5.0 earthquake and a rogue senator held a siege at the five star Manila Peninsula hotel in an effort to overthrow President Arroyo. This is the third time this particular senator has tried a coup, and all have been unsuccessful. This latest attempt was over in about 7 hours without any casualties! I must say the PNP (Philippine National Police) and the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) did an amazing job of locking down the Makati City area where the hotel is and trying to prevent any casualties. Security has been beefed up considerably and there are now armed guards ... read more