It is a wonder Edgar Matobato is still alive. A confessed assassin for the Davao Death Squad, he was the first to go public ...

Then there’s the barrio perched precariously on stilts over the excrement-clogged Pasig River in Manila, and the bustee in Vijayawada that floods so regularly that residents have door numbers written ...

Before he fled the Philippines ... to Manila. Can a man who has killed so many ever find redemption? Exiting a Death Squad IN 2013, MATOBATO wanted out. The killings were taking their toll, ...

During the cantonment board meeting, SCB CEO Madhukar Naik said, "This vacant land would be used for imparting education and upliftment of children in slums, women empowerment, and any social ...

A boy uses a toy water gun to extinguish the embers after a fire at a slum area in Manila, the Philippines, Jan. 16, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali) A boy is seen with his charred home after a fire at a ...

Raging orange flames and thick black smoke billowed into the sky Sunday as fire ripped through hundreds of houses in a closely built slum area of the Philippine capital Manila. Manila Fire ...

“We can collect enough water to wash our hands, clean our dishes, flush the toilet – and one of us gets to shower,” she said, outside her home in Addition Hills, one of Manila’s most dangerous and ...

DAVAO CITY―The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in the Philippines and New Zealand have launched a program aimed to ...

MUMBAI: A major slum redevelopment project in Worli will rehouse 3,200 families across 17 acres, featuring residential towers, a mall, and a hotel. MUMBAI: One of Mumbai’s largest slum ...

MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas headlines a stacked cast made up of local and foreign teams in the third season of the Manila Hustle 3x3 from February 8-9 at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall.

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) expects to deliver the feasibility study for a new and improved ferry system in Mega Manila within the first semester of 2025.