The typhoon warnings sent out from the Manila observatory annually save heavy loss of life and property.
In the famous typhoon of the 10th of October 1882, the vortex of which passed over Manila, an immense amount of damage was done in the city.
Once you're inside, the chef whips up your food with all the subtlety of a typhoon.
It is particularly unfortunate that September should be the season of greatest typhoon frequency, for the earlier varieties of rice flower in that month and a heavy storm does much damage.
Typhoon damage Enlarge Image The general strike was in 1926.