Manzano needs to inform voters he’s a candidate, says PR man

MANILA, Philippines—He’s a household name but Edu Manzano still has his work cut out for him: getting the public to know that he’s running for vice president and that he’s a serious candidate. With several films to his credit, plus his hosting of the popular TV game show “Pilipinas: Game Ka Na Ba?” Manzano commands a “100 percent awareness” among Filipinos, his PR man claimed

RP to get $3M from UN crisis fund

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines stands to receive $3 million from the United Nations to boost its humanitarian response to underfunded emergencies. The amount is part of the $100 million which the UN allocated early this week as assistance to 14 ongoing but underfunded emergencies, ranging from Afghanistan to Yemen, where people…