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A recent World Bank report pointed out that Metro Manila was second to the lowest in sewer connections among major cities in Asia at less than 7 percent, compared to 20 percent for Katmandu, Nepal and 30 percent for Dhaka, Bangladesh.

I've been authorised by the President to announce that the declaration of the state of calamity is being extended to the whole country,'' said Defence Secretary Gilbert Teodoro at the end of an executive session of the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) in Cainta, one of the towns east of Metro Manila that was hard hit by typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy) last Saturday.

The chief of a riverside village in Quezon city, part of Metro Manila, also told AFP that 29 bodies had been recovered and 108 people remained missing from his community.

Last year, the group raised pounds 1,600 to open a community health clinic in the inner-city Metro Manila area.

In its March 24 issue, Asiaweek reported that Estrada's net approval rating in metro Manila, based on an SWS telephone survey, slid to minus 32% in March.

PASIG CITY, Metro Manila, Philippines -- Pearl Asian Mining Industries Inc.

Byline: Mamta03 With 42 flat-screen television sets hooked up to cameras in at least four cities, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Thursday launched a state-of-the-art command center to monitor security in Metro Manila and hopefully thwart criminals planning big-time heists.

Officials announced that classes were suspended in the elementary and high school levels early yesterday morning, but colleges sent home students after lunch in Metro Manila and in all of northern Luzon region where typhoon Isang has maintained its strength as of 10am, said the NDCC.