Relatives of Servillana Cartagena transport the coffin containing her body to her hometown in Camotes Island, Cebu. Cartagena was among the 26 people killed during the Christmas Day tragedy. (Sun.Star Cebu/Alex Badayos)
MANILA -- Telephone and Internet service was disrupted across Asia on Wednesday, hours after a powerful earthquake struck the southern part of Taiwan, killing two and triggering a regional tsunami alert.
Telecommunications giants Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) and Globe Telecoms said their operations were disrupted following an earthquake that hit Taiwan on Tuesday.
ORMOC CITY -- Fire department officials observed two violations that could have prevented the fire that killed 26 in an Ormoc City store on Christmas Day.
MANILA -- US Marine Daniel Smith will likely celebrate New Year at the Makati City Jail despite efforts to convince an appellate court to transfer his custody to the US embassy.
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO --- Despite the advent of another election that is expected to polarize the country anew, local businessmen here are optimistic of a good economy for the Philippines in 2007.
