Hungry and hopeless: slum life a struggle in the lengthiest of lockdowns MANILA (Reuters) - One by one, Michelle Asinto's six children take the plate of rice doused in soy sauce and eat their share ...

MANILA, Philippines -- The ghetto called Aroma reeks of putrefying trash collected by its residents for recycling. Half-naked children with grimy faces play on muddy dirt roads lined by crumbling ...

For poor families in the Philippines, electrical bills are a huge burden. But an old soda bottle, filled with water and bleach, can be turned into... In Philippine Slums, Capturing Light In A Bottle ...

Manila, Feb 8 (AFP) As many as 15,000 people are homeless after a huge fire engulfed an overcrowded slum in Manila, destroying thousands of homes and sending residents fleeing with their few ...

Veronico Alfonso Jr., 35, and his family stay inside their tent at a makeshift evacuation center for residents whose houses were engulfed by a fire months ago, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ...