at the jose favella hospital in the philippine capital, manila. in the past 12 hours there have been about 40 births, a fairly average night for one of the world's busiest maternity wards. >> as you can see, there's more patients than there are resources for them. >> reporter: dr. silvia de la paz, the chief obstetrician here, says they manage the crush as best they can, often putting two beds together as a tandem bed for four mothers and four newborns. and from these overcrowded hospital wards, out into the teeming slums of the city, it's easy to see this country is in the midst of a population explosion, what some are calling a crisis. the philippines today has one of the highest birth rates in asia with a population that has more than doubled over the last three decades from 45 million to 100 million. once the mothers and their newborns leave the maternity hospital, many are going to return to places like tondo, this gritty neighborhood right on the edge of manila. it's a place where families struggle to get by on one or two dollars a day at be

china, the philippines, and others claim them. photos of mischief reef taken in april show solar panels, radar facilities and what look like machine guns. and philippine officials say the facilities have been modernized and militarized over the past four years. photos of fiery cross reef show a heliport and what look like agricultural greenhouses and gun platforms. on subi reef, a wide, spherical object is believed to be a large radar facility. regional security analysts in the philippines say china is beefing up existing facilities while building new installations elsewhere. >> china is strengthening its capability for an air/sea battle in the future, so that's one perspective. and if we examine all the occupied land features of china in the area, they are all considered by china some military facility and not a civilian facility. >> reporter: philippine military officials say the chinese have confirmed work to build new facilities in at least seven locations. philippine officials say they're closely analyzing china's activities.

when the war began the japanese military occupied the philippines. many resented people of japanese desent. when the war ended authorities deported japanese immigrants and more than 3,000 children were left behind. >> translator: the children left behind were forced to discard any documents which proved they were japanese to hide their japanese identity as the children of murderers. >> reporter: since 2006 they helped 130 people get their japanese nationality. there are still many more like shin. >> translator: japanese filipinos dream of visiting their father's homeland. we ask for support to allow these people to visit japan. >> reporter: last week six other japanese filipinos visited japan and they asked the government for help to recover their japanese citizenship. officials with the ministry of foreign affairs say they will provide as much support as possible. nhk world, tokyo. >>> the remnants of typhoon remain around. >> excessive amounts of heavy rain fell. the system moved through yesterday. we have video to show how bad the situation was ye

my dream is to see a peaceful and robust philippines. i'm not sure how long i'll keep working, but i'll do all that i can. >> if successful, the buckwheat project holds a lot of promise. it will allow an autonomous region to become more self reliant. >> it's time now for a check of the weather. people in nepal in northern india are dealing with severe weather conditions. >> unfortunately, i must tell you, more heavy rain will be pounding the similar locations. considering the monsoonal season, however, it was quite on the scarce side. much of india only saw 80% compared to normal years. some locations only saw 40% of normal rainfall amounts. but a very different story across the border of nepal and northeastern india. we have actually seen a deluge of rainfall of about 500 to 600 mil meters in the past seven days. some locations saw 700 millimeters. on top of that, accumulation could even be staggering amounts of additional 200 millimeters. on top of the rivers that are already exceeding the flooding levels. another area where we may see

>> reporter: the philippines made the proposal with china in mind. the country also called for setting a legally binding code of conduct after the moratorium is implemented. asean has been urging china to draw up such guidelines. nhk world's thi ha thwe joins us. now, what's behind the proposal made by the philippines at friday's meeting of foreign ministers? the country is calling for ceasing destabling activities that could influence territorial disputes in the south china sea. >> the philippines want china to halt their moves in the disputed waters. these can be seen as attempts to take territorial claims to established facts. the philippine government has condemned china, saying the country are reclaiming five shoals including a reef and the spratly islands. these islands are claimed by both countries. philippine officials say china may be trying to turn the area into a military base by building an airstrip and a regional facility. in may, china installed a huge oil rig off another disputed group of islands, the paracels. this has led to clash be

leaders in the philippines have their own complaints. they suspect chinese authorities have started building military installations in another part of the disputed south china sea. both countries and others claim the separately islands. last month philippine military officials took aerial photographs of a rocky area called johnson reef. nhk obtained the photos. the photos show the chinese have pushed more earth into the water, expanding the area of reclaimed land. workers have put up a long and thin building surrounded by what appears to be a seawall. philippine officials also took photos in february and they say since then, the chinese have done a lot of work. photos of another area at gavin reef show the chinese have done more reclamation work there and philippine officials say a large ship that appears to be a tanker is anchored in deep water. commanders suspect the chinese have started building military ports, runways, and radar facilities on the reefs. >>> many people in the philippines and vietnam are expressing outrage at china's

materials that various insurgency groups used against americans and friendly philippines. it's a bloody portion of our history but one that needs to be told. some of our best collections are these insurgent weapons from the spanish-american war and the philippine insurrection. between the spanish-american war and world war i, we sent many soldiers to the china relief expedition otherwise known as the boxer rebellion. in that time, we helped to secure peking later called bejing. it was one of the first examples of the american army fights alongside other nations. it was the first real international operation marked by american cooperation with other countries. one interesting piece that we have in our collections here at the army heritage and education center and is accessible, in this case is calvin titus. we won a medical of honor for daring and gallant conduct. he was one of the first soldiers who actually scale the walls of peking during the boxer rebellion. this will take you to a recording of his actual oral history. >> this is something that took place a long time ag

the philippines has been seeing an inflow of money by the u.s. federal the spill over is heightening securities about a surge of real estate prices. >> the decision is a preemptive response to signs of inflation pressures and elevated inflation expectatio. >> market sources say investors have been moving money into real estate markets in southeast asia ever since the u.s. loosened its monetary polic they say if local food prices continue to rise, the philippine central bank will be under pressure to take more drastic well, argentina government officise missed a deadline to pay int eye >> catherine, they're saying that the and that they are blaming the u.s. for a legal fight that forced them to miss the debt but the people at ratings firms officials were trying to negotiate a deal to bond creditor but hedge funds insisted they'd be paid first. negotiators were trying to reach a compromise until the last money , but t. >>> investors are worrying it could make it harder overseas. argentina's benchmark maribel index shed 8.4%. the dough jones industr

there are more than a million "sari sari" shops in the philippines.ey account for a third of the country's retail trade. most of them operate independently without outside backing. the hapinoy program wants to change that. it provides assistance to small shops, many of which are run by women. one of them is ninja santiago. -- nina santiago. as a result of the advice and training she received, she's been able to expand her product range. now she knows for sure what her customers want. >> i learnt a lot from the hapinoy training. the most important aspect was my personal development. i've become more confident and have come to understand the importance of the customer. that's how i differentiate myself from other stores. i've organized my shop to make it look better and more inviting. >> cosmetics, for example, come in little bags. many customers can't afford to buy larger quantities. mark ruiz is pleased with the store's progress. >> a very, very good assortment and a very good organization. if you look at other stores, they are very, very messy. the l

but the philippine authorities refused him permission. they said he had to pay a fine worth more than $30,000 before leaving. a support group and the japanese embassy urged authorities to reconsider the case. the immigration office allowed him to make the trip on humanitarian grounds. he plans to travel to the southwest to meet his relatives. >>> a leading japanese-american lawyer who ones advised a u.s. president has died. he was 86 years old. he was a member of an advisory committee for trade negotiations during the carter administration in the 1970s and early 1980s. he served as president of the japanese-american association of new york. he provided legal and business strategic advice to japanese companies in the u.s. for more than 50 years. he contributed to enhancing ties between the two countries. they've done it with the help of a visually impaired mother eager to share the joy of reading with her kids. >> guri and gura, two mouse brothers who love eating. sincefuls publish, the book has sold 6 million copies. it's considered a bel

philippine officials also took photos in february. they say the chinese have made a lot of progress. photos of another area show the chinese have done more work there and officials say a large ship that appear toss be a tanker is anchored in deep water. >> reporter: these vietnamese wear t-shirts with their national flag. they are workers in the capital of hanoi. they gather every week to voice their anger at china. vietnam was ruled by china for more than 1,000 years. anti-china sentiment has more students turning to their history books. 164 students at this high school applied to take history this year. five times more than the number of places available. university entrance exams took place in july. the test included a question that appeared to reflect anti-china sentiment. it asks what significance does it have for national security for vietnamese fishermen to operate in waters around the pair sell islands. >> translator: this sort of question closely reflects current circumstance. it was an appropriate question to gauge students'

he was born and raised on the southern philippine island. his mother was a filipino and his father a japanese who moved to the southeast asian country before world war two. his father went missing after being drafted by japanese authorities to fight in the war. he obtained japanese nationality in march. he planned a visit to japan. but the philippine authorities refused him permission.they sai worth more than $30,000 before leaving. a support group and the japanese embassy urged authorities to reconsider the case. the immigration office allowed him to make the trip on humanitarian grounds. he plans to travel to the southwest to meet his relatives. >>> a leading japanese-american lawyer who ones advised a u.s. president has died. he was 86 years old. he was a member of an advisory committee for trade negotiations during the carter administration in the 1970s and early 1980s. he served as president of the japanese-american association of new york. he provided legal and business strategic advice to japanese companies in the u.s. for more than 5

it means repatriation and diplomat ban of overseas and philippine workers. >> reporter: a traction of the 13,000 philippinios expressed a desire to go home. the majority saying they have spent the savings abroad. >> a deteriorating situation has not stopped millions from working overseas. they say they'd rather take the risks abroad than provide for families at home. >> the philippines is among the top exporters. 10% of the country's 100 million work and remain abroad. they are the backbone of the country. >> western officials claim russia almost doubled the military presence along the ukranian border, as military exercises are held in the region. more than 400 soldiers crossed into its territory from the ukranian town. ukraine says it's close to defeating pro-russian separatists in the east. barnaby phillips reports from a recently we taken city of slovyansk. >>> not gunshots but the reconstruction. ukraine's army is building bridges. to get things moving, to convince people that the worst is over. put it's a big job, and many people here feel they've been left to fend for themselves

philippine government officials say 650 people applied. around 40 japanese organizations were looking for staff. they're suffering a severe labor shortage and see filipinos as a solution. >> translator: workers from the philippines are a great asset. they're cheerful so patients enjoy having them around. >> japan began letting filipinos taking jobs as nurses or caregivers in 2009. the workers have to earn a japanese government license in order to stay. some struggle to learn the language and have to go home. >>> japan's economy appears to be picking up, but one portion of the population that's not enjoying the benefits is part-time workers. especially college students. a group of university students and members of a nonprofit organization have launched a labor unit to help those students. the union members say an increasing number of them are falling victim to employers who set unreasonable work hours and do not pay for overtime. this student used to work in a restaurant. she says she was forced to take a 10% cut in wages because of poor s

to his credit, general macarthur accepted that, and explained it to the president of the philippines, and he was very upset because he could not bear the idea of the suffering that would follow, but he accepted it. what wethe origins of said earlier, the i shall return. we not be able to hold it, but i shall return. >> we have a polish delegation this weekend. answer. no simple churchill knew as well as president roosevelt that it would be very difficult, given ,he collapse of the british even though the british had itlared war on hitler, that would be completely impossible for the british to defeat hitler once france fell, on their own. and that is why churchill pursued the alliance with the united states. i do not think winston churchill ever dreamed that the united states and britain together could liberate poland, given the in 1942 of the germans and 1943. it simply wasn't on the cards that they could defend, could invade and protect poland against soviet forces. there has been a great deal itdiscussion about because it seems tragic to surrender to the russians knowing what they a

he is accused of torture killings and political activists in the philippines. this woman's daughter is one of them. >> as a mother i can never accept in my heart that i will never see my daughter again. she was so alive when they took her. she's been taken from me by people whose job it is to protect her. >> shirley a university student, is believed to have been abduc abducted by soldiers in 2006. human rights activists stay that their legacy of impunity lives on within the philippine militaries. a collato culture of abuse a so pervasive that it infects all ranges from soldiers all the way to its general. many believe that the practice goes back to the 1970's under the late president ferdinand marcos. >> it lies with a sense of impunity, the sense of power, the use of terror to maintain that power over the civilian population in the philippines. >> we give value to human rights. not just to visit to protect. we know the reason for soldiers to be around is to protect the people. >> reporter: largely symbolic, many hoping that president aquino will fulfill his lo

in two months she had enough money to throw a party at another orphanage in the philippines.dea caught on, here orphans enjoying treats in africa and philippines and elsewhere, she wrote back. >> i want to thank you for your action, so we can all enjoy our birthdays. >> this year "sweets for the holidays "became an official nonprofit. mom is a ceo and deals with logistics so chris could stick with fundraising and outreach. >> it is just beyond me what she started. >> chris is now focusing her efforts on chris campus, a fully funded effort in the philippines, she hopes to break ground there and have it up and running by the time she is 16. >> i have no doubt she will reach those goals. well, we do hope you visit us on line for more on this sweets for hope campaign. >>> thank you for joining us. >>> i'm larry diehl. >>> and i'm ama daetz. >>> what happened here in ferguson really is pretty identical what happened in oakland. >> oscar grant returns from oakland, seeing two parallels and two situations involving young black men involving police. >>> and what is happening in misso

he's charged with killing and torture of political activists in the philippines.his woman's daughter is one of them. >> as a mother i can never accept in my heart that i'll never see my daughter again. she was so alive when they took her. she has been taken from me by people whose job it is to protect her. >> an university student is believed to have been abducted by soldiers in 2006. while his arrest is seen as a step in the right direction human rights activists say his legacy of impunity lives on within the philippine military. a culture so pervasive that it effects almost all ranks from soldiers all the way to the general. many believe that this practice goes as far back as the 1970's under ferdinand marcos. >> the problem lice in the culture of impunity so deeply entrenched with the military. the sense of power. to maintain that kind of power over the civilian population in the philippines. >> give value to human rights. it's something that is very important in our country. not just to discipline our own ranks but at the same time we know the very reason the

in california it was a crime for philippine men to mary women of different races. >> and then we went to the fields because no one would take this work. >> philippine lettuce cutters organizing one of california's first armed labor union. they formed an alliance with the shed workers. the strike was effective for a few weeks until the white packers settled with management. the filipinos soon went back to work. >> it was a mess with the tear gas and you might get shot. >> hendricks was 99-year-old who was standing on the sidewalk at 1936 as the scene is still fresh in his mind unfolded. the city was in the mist of violent strike by lettuce packers. so called oakie's trying to make a living in the packing shed. strikers trying to stop lettuce from going to . . the actions of weeks of worries in parts of growers. >> growers hired their own private police force of 3000 to protect them as they built fences around their property. >> the deal made a bunch of plans. you know it was one out of those that got in that. >> people carried anything to defend themselves. it turn out to be the most v

in peacekeepers from the philippines trapped inside to you in bases in syria. they say the situation is extremely fluid and the u.n. is extremely concerned. this comes a few days after the philippines announced it will withdraw the 300 strong contingent from the forest because of previous similar incidents. you in troops have been captured by rebel militias on three separate occasions in the last 18 months but were eventually released unharmed. the american journalist was released by the same group. >> military assets on the ground? like>> they don't have the asseo stage any kind of radar rescue mission. it would be extremely unlikely and they will have to rely on diplomacy and talking to these various groups. we know from the release of previous people abducted, the dialogue and discussion can bring about their release. >> on the story for us in jerusalem. >> the german government will be discussing sending arms to northern iraq to help fighting against the islamic state. >> they debate the issue on monday. germany has been flying in humanitarian aid since the

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. >> this orphanage in the philippines was once home to christa fala. it was during this one return where she saw how happy the children were when they brought them cake a and ice cream. she launched the sweets for the holiday campaign. >> i want them to have happiness on their birthdays and holidays. >> she started organizing fundraisers. in two months she had enough money to throw another party at another orphanage. the idea came on. or fans are enjoying treats from africa, china and romania and the children started writing back. >> i want to thank you for your action. we and all of the children on campus can enjoy our birthdays. >> it was an official nonprofit. mom is the ceo and deals with logistics and chris can handle fundraising and out reach. >> it is beyond me what she has started. >> chris is now focusing her efforts on chris campus in the philippines. it is a fully functioning orphanage. she hopes to break ground there when she is 13 and have it up and running by the time she is 16. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> a great young lady. let's

the good news for the philippines, you are getting rainfall. it's coming down in such a short period. most classes have been suspended because we have a low pressure area bringing some heavy rainfall out across the your area. to the north, taipei with a high of 32. you are seeing showers. tokyo, as i mentioned, on tuesday, showers are pushing through. high of 28. now look towards the americas. we have a low pressure area moving through ontario, off there towards quebec. you can see the cold front, that has been firing up severe thunderstorms. look at these photos out of wisconsin. this is a shelf cloud, a leading edge of a storm system. that's associated with gust fronts, and that rolled through the area on monday. now pushing off towards the east across the great lakes, towards the northeast. could you see severe weather with this and wednesday, another low developing in the central plains. look at these temperatures. this is another thing fuelling into this. southerly winds and very humid. your heat indexes could be higher than this. wichita

. >> this orphanage in the philippines was once home to christa fala. it was during this one return where she saw how happy the children were when they brought them cake a and ice cream. she launched the sweets for the holiday campaign. >> i want them to have happiness on their birthdays and holidays. >> she started organizing fundraisers. in two months she had enough money to throw another party at another orphanage. the idea came on. or fans are enjoying treats from africa, china and romania and the children started writing back. >> i want to thank you for your action. we and all of the children on campus can enjoy our birthdays. >> it was an official nonprofit. mom is the ceo and deals with logistics and chris can handle fundraising and out reach. >> it is beyond me what she has started. >> chris is now focusing her efforts on chris campus in the philippines. it is a fully functioning orphanage. she hopes to break ground there when she is 13 and have it up and running by the time she is 16. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> a great young lady. let's

the philippines is over the world's top labor be exporters. jamilla allen dogan, al jazeera. >>> 30 miles south of the capital city dacca, 250 passengers were on board at the time. at least 44 were able to swim to safety and crews rescued 100 others. this is second ferry disaster in about three months. in may you may recall 50 people died in another disment. and thousands of people have been evacuated from india's behar province after a landslide in nepal. more on the disaster's aftermath. >> reporter: this was a highway toit to tibet. a part of the mountain came crashing down burying the village. only a handful of bodies have been recovered so far from the hundreds still missing. just to my left the rescue workers are trying to find the bodies of four people who were buried under this rubble. family members have come to find the bodies of their loved ones. it is quite a distressing scene. the landslide is still moving. as we watched a mountain side collapsed. disputed the danger, locals are trying -- despite the danger, locals are trying to r

the philippines is locked in territorial disputes with china. but some asean members expressed caution in working-level talks. it's unclear if asean can take a unified stance against china. the foreign ministers of japan and china will join the talks on saturday. the asean regional forum will meet on sunday. u.s. secretary of state john kerry and north korea's foreign minister will attend the regional security talks. the participants are likely to discuss china's increasing maritime activities. we'll keep you updated throughout the weekend. nhk world, nay pea dong. >>> people in hiroshima are honoring the victims and survivors of an important anniversary. 69 years since the u.s. dropped an atomic bomb on their city. the survivors are aging and the number of those who can pass on experiences of the bombing is dwindling. nhk world spoke to a survivor who is struggling to keep his story alive. >> very strong flesh attacked me and of course the chunks shook in explosion. these things attacked me at the same moment. >> translator: this man is a retir

but in the philippines, more and more meteorologists are leaving of the country. let's find out why. >> reporter: he has been working as a forecaster for the state-run weather bureau for almost 30 years. the salary is low and the working hours unpredictable. but he says this is not why he is here. >> i have stayed because i want to help our country. to serve our people. and aside from that, a few years from now, i will be retirable. >> reporter: but some of his colleagues have been leaving. five meteorologists have left just this year. lured by overseas jobs mostly in the middle east. the president says the departure of these professionals shouldn't be a concern. over 30 new forecasters have been recruited this year. but the state weather bureau admits the problem is not in finding good people in the country, it is in keeping them. >> we need to raise the status of the meteorologists in the philippines because actually, i think we are moving on with what we have now, but still, we need support, continued support because we have a technology change, we must not be

. >> this orphanage in the philippines was once home to christa fala.s during this one return where she saw how happy the children were when they brought them cake a and ice cream. she launched the sweets for the holiday campaign. >> i want them to have happiness on their birthdays and holidays. >> she started organizing fundraisers. in two months she had enough money to throw another party at another orphanage. the idea came on. or fans are enjoying treats from from africa, china and romania and the children started writing back. >> i want to thank you for your action. we and all of the children on campus can enjoy our birthdays. >> it was an official nonprofit. mom is the ceo and deals with logistics and chris can handle fundraising and out reach. >> it is beyond me what she has started. >> chris is now focusing her efforts on chris campus in the philippines. it is a fully functioning orphanage. she hopes to break ground there when she is 13 and have it up and running by the time she is 16. lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> a great young lady. let's f

let's check in on the philippines. nothing organized here. certainly a disturbance that has been bringing you terrific amounts of rain. the pictures have been coming in from manila proper in the philippines. the kids taking a little dip in the mid summer heat. at least we're beyond summer here. i'll leave you with some info on india. this is impressive stuff. these are not 24 hour rainfall totals, but since monday we've had a pretty goodell uj. the monsoon, of course, will begin to retreat to the south over the next several weeks. we'll keep you posted on the new guinea volcano that has erupted. it's disrupted australian airlines. some dramatic stuff coming in. >> a lot happening in the world right now. thanks, ivan. >>> comedian joan rivers is in a new york city hospital after apparently suffering cardiac arrest. her daughter says she is with her family and right now is resting comfortably. >> a law enforcement official says rivers stopped breathing during throat surgery. the 81-year-old tv personality was taken by ambulance in critical cond

the philippines military said dozens of workers were able to get away. more than 70 filipino peacekeepers are safe. others are under threat. the n.a.t.o. summit is said to start next week in wales. n.a.t.o. used blunt language to condemn action, saying it's part of a dangerous pattern. t the 55-year-old alliance focussing on ukraine. >> n.a.t.o. was created in 1849, to protect western allies from perceived invasion by the soviet union and eastern europe. the purpose was summed up as keep the americans in, russians out and germans down. the crisis in ukraine amplified the tensions between russia and the west. the soviet union collapsed. nick burns says the atlantic alliance is essential for americans and europeans. >> n.a.t.o. provides the nuclear defense, the territorial defense of the continent and has been that way since 1949 and has been the most successful alliance in modern history. >> reporter: with the end of the cold war, the soviet war pack vanished. 10 countries joined between 1997 and 2004. countries that were soviet allies or part of the sovi

. >>> well, ban's comments come after the release of 72 soldiers from the philippines who were serve that u.n. force. they were trapped by syrian rebelrebels near the israeli bo. for more let's go to mike hannah who joins us now live from jerusalem. before we talk about the circumstances of the freeing of the filipino soldiers, first the al nas rah front the rebel group has issued a statement on the peace keep presser fiji, what more do you know? >> reporter: certainly we heard ban ki-moon referring to negotiations with he said broadly armed groupings. it appears that the group is al-nusra who has released a statement as you say. it says that it is holding the 45 peacekeepers because of what it called the u.n.'s support of the syrian regime. it says the peacekeepers are in good condition. it has they would are held them for a few days. the war of syria has spilled over in to what is called the zone the us engage. this is golan's no man's a land between israel and syria which are technically still at war. the conflict spilled over in to the area involving the hundreds of u.n. forces d

one in the philippines and one in malaysia and one in thailand.hese reception camps were financed by another country that didn't receive refugees. mainly japan and the 2 million refugees that passed through them over the period of ten or 12 years received approximately half by the united states and a half by australia, canada and france which involved a radical change in the immigration policies in australia and canada which previously had been limited to the receipt of white immigrants. but the reception of the meme vietnamese with almost a political miracle because at that time, this country was very hard even on its veterans of the vietnam, let alone the refugees from vietnam. most public opinion polls showed something like 70% of the population didn't favor the reception of the refugees in large numbers. and it was accomplished politically and largely because the chairman of the relevant house subcommittee the congressmacongressman of brookls strongly in favor of the program. there was no visit for his opponent in the senate and both the ford

in two months she had enough money to throw a party at another orphanage in the philippines.ht on. here or fans enjoying treats bought in africa, china and romania and soon the concern started writing back. >> i want to thank you for your actions so we and all the children from the campus can enjoy our birthdays. >> this year sweets for the holidays became an official nonprofit. mom is the ceo and deals with logistics so chris can stick with handling fundraising and outreach. >> it's beyond me what she has started. >> chris is now focusing oners on chris campus in the philippines. it's a fully functioning orphanage and this is the blueprint for it. she hopes to break ground with she's 13 and have it up and running by the time she's 16. in san jose, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> so incredible. good for her. lisa, we will check the forecast. we all need to know in case some outdoor barbeques might be happening on a weekend like this. >> that's right. if they are, no problems. >> great. >> you are looking at high clouds this morning. a few low clouds entering parts of the ba

the forecast is crucial forewarning people of storms but in the philippines metrologists are leavingntry and we will find out why. >> he has been working as a forecaster for the state run weather bureau for almost 30 years, the salary is low and the working hours are unpredictable. but he says this is not why he is here. >> i stay because i want to help our country, to serve our people and aside from that a few years from now i will be retired. >> reporter: some of his colleagues have been leaving, five metrologist have left just this year, lured by overseas jobs mostly in the middle east. the president says the departure of these professionals shouldn't be a concern. over 34 forecasters have been recruited for the year but state weather bureau says the problem is not finding good people in the country, it's in keeping them. >> we need to raise the status of the metrologists in the philippines because actually i think we are moving on with what we have now, but still we need support, continued support because we have technology change. we must not be left behind from other countries.

. >> this orphanage in the philippines was once home to krista fala.t when she was six that she saw how happy the children were when she and her parents brought them cake and ice cream. she launched the sweets for the holidays campaign. >> i want them to have a lot of happinessed on their birthdays and on holidays. >> chris started writing letters and organizing fundraisers, in two months, she had enough money to throw a party at another orphanage in the philippines. the idea caught on. here are orphans enjoying treats chris brought in africa, china and romania. and soon the children started writing back. >> i want to thank you for your actions. >> so we and all the children from the campus can enjoy our birthdays. >> this year sweets for the holidays became an official nonprofit. >> mom is a ceo and deals with logistics so chris can stick with handling fundraising and outreach. >> it's beyond me what what she has started. >> chris is now focusing her efforts on chris campus in the philippines. a fully functioning orphanage. she hopes it break ground t

in the philippines the same deal. sometimes you don't get a named prop cal system but for all intents and purposes this is what a tropical storm would do, dumping very heavy amounts of rain and staying right over the same area. this has brought significant rains, anywhere from 100 to 200 millimeters of rainfall, about 4 to 8 -- as much as 8 inches of rainfall here, torrential downpours and scenes reminiscent of south korea although not as bad there in the philippines as people were trying to get around and jumping on anything that could get them to dry land and we'll leave you with more flooding in india, of course, here because of the monsoon this time of year we've had pretty decent totals over the last couple of days, although they pale in comparison to what we've seen in south korea and also in the philippines but here as well people trying to get around this part of the world this time of year, of course, this is when they get the rains and sometimes very heavy at that. and there it was about 24 hours ago so hopi

in two months she had enough money to throw a party at another orphanage in the philippines.dea caught on. here orphans enjoying treats chris brought to africa, china and romania and soon the concern started writing back. >> i want to thank you for your actions so we and all the children from the campus can enjoy our birthdays. >> this year sweets for the holidays became an official nonprofit. mom is the ceo and deals with logistics so chris can stick with handling fundraising and outreach. >> it's just beyond me what she has started. >> chris is now focusing her efforts on the philippines. she is hoping to build this orphanage. it's a fully functioning orphanage and this is the blueprint for it. she hopes to break ground with she's 13 and have it up and running by the time she's 16. in san jose, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> so incredible. good for her. >> how is the weather. >> some warm temperatures. a few high clouds this morning. but those are certainly going to be few and far between by the time we get into the afternoon. right now still overhead and still making fo

one in the philippines, one in ma slaylay should, and one in thailand. these reception camps were financed by another country that didn't receive refugees, namely, japan. >> and the two million refugees who passed through them in ten or 12 years, were received approximately half by the united states and half in roughly equal shares by australia, canada, and france, which made a -- which involved a radical change in the immigration policies of both australia and canada, which previously had been limited to the receipt of white immigrants. but the reception of a million vietnamese refugees by the united states was almost a political miracle, because at that time, this country was very hard, even on its veterans of vietnam, let alone refugees from vietnam. most public opinion polls showed that something like 70% of the population didn't favor the reception of refugees in large numbers -- and it was accomplished politically, largely because the then-chairman of the relevant house subcommittee, congressman solares of brooklyn, was strongly in favor of the pro

as a teenager in china, he had been told that he could make more money going through the philippines and so that's what he did. he moved to manila as a teenager and began to work and then send money home to his village in china. and then in manila, he learned that a way to get to america-- which was his goal-- was to maybe cross over as a philippino national. >> hinojosa: let me... let me stop you there. >> yes. >> hinojosa: why did your dad... so he's from this small southeastern village in china... >> yes. >> hinojosa: ...what made your dad understand that his goal was united states? >> was america. oh, it was just common knowledge for people who... lived a life of poverty and want that there was this golden land; this golden mountain; this thing called america that some people had gone to and done well in, and could prosper and either raise a family or send money back to the family in china. and this became a pervasive goal among a lot of young men, particularly in china. and so my father's way was to-- through advice from friends-- buy a piece of paper that made him ricardo torre