Elephant faces misery in Manila
COLOMBO, 20 September 2011 – An international animal rights group warned Sri Lanka late last week against giving the Philippines a baby elephant, saying the creature would face a “lifetime of confinement, boredom and abuse”.
The Asian unit of US-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) wrote to Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister DM Jayaratne saying the donation would sentence the elephant to a life of “misery at the Manila Zoo”.
The plea comes a day after Sri Lanka announced it was marking 50 years of diplomatic relations with the Philippines by giving the Manila Zoo an animal from its state-run elephant orphanage. Read more
Manila treated to an image makeover
January 5, 2011 by AFP
Filed under Aviation, News, Southeast Asia
MANILA, 5 January 2011 – Philippine authorities have launched a fresh campaign to lure tourists to Manila after a deadly hostage fiasco and terror attack warnings further tarnished the national capital’s already shady image.
Tourism Secretary Alberto Lim said the many festivals in Manila and its suburbs would be promoted as tourist attractions in 2011, in a bid to emulate the way similar celebrations in regional areas already attract tourists.
“Soon, both foreigners and locals will know the metropolis beyond being the premier gateway and capital city of the Philippines. There are special events in Metro Manila worth witnessing,” he said in a statement on Tuesday.
