The police said vagrants were using the drain as an entry and exit point into sewage lines that act as passageways. Read more ...

The urban poor women’s advocate said that President ... providing and ensuring to this vast pool of workers who make the Philippines wealthy but where are they now?” their statement read ...

The Philippines is well-known for its susceptibility to typhoons ... first time that flooding has been blamed on Filipinos themselves, particularly the urban poor, and their waste management practices ...

HOUSING Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling wants key shelter agencies of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development ...

Women in rural areas had a higher total fertility rate of 2.2, compared with 1.7 in urban areas. Still, the Philippines “will continue to see a robust labour force at over 63 per cent of the ...

A three-way agreement was forged among the municipal government of Tubigon, Bohol, the National Housing Authority (NHA), and ...

“The Philippines is a product of very conservative religious beliefs. For us, abortion bans are already a reality – and it’s women from poor families and minority groups who suffer the most.

Since taking office on June 30, 2016, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has carried out a “war on drugs” that has led to the deaths of over 12,000 Filipinos to date, mostly urban poor.

Philippines to Bring Home Woman Drug Convict From Indonesia, Eyes Clemency By Neil Jerome Morales and Stanley Widianto MANILA/JAKARTA (Reuters) -A Philippine woman spared execution in Indonesia on ...