"The effect of this on residents is trauma, fear, uncertainty, and worry since the floodwaters continue to rise at this moment." "Right now and even since yesterday we are calling for a forced ...

MANILA, March 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Thousands of homeless Filipinos are ready to illegally occupy empty government housing if a plan to hand over these buildings is delayed, campaigners ...

A large fire engulfed dozens of shanty houses at a slum area in downtown Manila on Sunday (November 24). Drone footage shared by the Manila government’s disaster management office showed the extent of ...

Anabelle Elmedo displays place mats and runners that she made in her home in Bistekville in Quezon City in Metro Manila, built by residents who moved from informal settlements, with community loans.