manila

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The presidential communications office in Manila didn’t respond to a request for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Tensions between Manila and Beijing have escalated sharply in recent years.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Arnedo said he booked a round trip to Manila this summer for about 2,000 Canadian dollars, or the equivalent of roughly $1,438, in late January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

An AFP journalist on Thursday saw the Sara Sky at anchor in Limay port just outside Manila, where the Petron refinery is located.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Hazleton began buying more monkeys from the Philippines, from the same monkey house near Manila, and restocked the building with crab-eating monkeys that had been trapped in the rain forests of Mindanao.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston