'We love singing': Filipinos find joy in karaoke

A woman singing a tune from a karaoke machine during a birthday celebration in Manila. - AFP

MANILA (AFP): At a busy tricycle terminal in Manila, driver Edgar Soriano slips a coin into a karaoke machine and belts out his favourite song while waiting for passengers.

Karaoke is wildly popular in the archipelago nation where it's never too early -- or too late -- to grab a microphone and sing a tune.