The decisive moment came after eight hours of prayer at St Joseph's Convent of Perpetual Adoration in Quezon City, the former capital of the Philippines.

在菲律宾前首都奎松城的圣约瑟夫永朝修道院进行了八个小时的祈祷后，历史终于迎来了那个关键时刻。

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Flooding in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, and surrounding areas left nearly 300 people dead or missing.

菲律宾首都马尼拉以及周边地区洪水泛滥，造成将近300人丧生或失踪。

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Twenty-two South Koreans are among a group of hostages aboard a tourist bus hijacked by an ex-policeman in the Philippines' capital on Monday, AFP reported quoting police as saying.

AFP援引警方报道，周一早晨，在菲律宾首都马尼拉，一辆载有22名韩国游客的观光巴士被一名前菲律宾警察挟持。

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The decisive moment came after eight hours of prayer at St Joseph's Convent of Perpetual Adoration in Quezon City, the former capital of the Philippines.

ECONOMIST: Corazon Aquino

Manila, capital of the Philippines, is doing the same.

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However, a recent study of coastal cities still predicted the Philippines' capital Manila would see its vulnerability to flooding double by the end of the century, due to sea-level rises.

CNN: New satellite data reveals sea-level rise