Last month, tens of thousands of Filipinos took to the streets following a series of revelations that some of the country’s ...

Two hundred meters from my home is a community of informal settlers. Their houses, mostly made of flimsy materials, stand in stark contrast to those of people who live in posh subdivisions. The ...

Fourth-grader Ella Araza sat on a tiny plastic box in her Manila slum home, trying to finish her homework before the afternoon sun sent temperatures soaring to unbearable levels. The Philippines shut ...

MANILA (Reuters) - One by one, Michelle Asinto's six children take the plate of rice doused in soy sauce and eat their share before passing it on. This is what a meal can look like in the slums around ...

The heat in the sprawling megacity of Metro Manila hits you like a wall the moment you step outside – a thick, humid blanket.