A fire sweeps through a building in Manila's Chinatown, killing at least 11
A fire swept through a part of a small building in Manila’s crowded Chinatown district Friday, leaving at least 11 people ...
Philippines poverty rate at 15.5% in 2023, statistics agency says
The Philippines' poverty rate dropped to 15.5% last year from 18.1% in 2021, with rising food prices limiting the reduction ...
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Zero Hunger: What is it, and how can we help?
No. 2 of the United Nations is all about creating a world free of hunger by 2030. A world with zero hunger—where everyone has ...
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Intensify efforts to address informal settlers problem in Manila
It saddens me to read the result of a recent survey by media company Forbes Advisor stating that Manila is the fifth riskiest city for tourists out of 60 international cities included in the study.
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30 Real-Life Urban Dystopias That Are Shockingly Real
Ever felt like the city is closing in on you, with buildings growing taller and the sky getting smaller? Welcome to the ...
The Philippines says a cargo of oil has started to leak from a tanker that sank in Manila Bay
Philippine authorities say the cargo of industrial fuel oil on a tanker that sank in stormy weather in Manila Bay has started ...
Philippines: 11 killed after fire rips through five-storey building in Manila's Chinatown
The fire broke out due to an LPG leak at a residential and commercial building in Manila's Binondo district, which claimed ...
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The Paris Olympics Has Launched a War on the Poor
Paris will almost certainly be remembered as a successful Olympic site. Such recollections, however, will leave out those who ...
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DHSUD, PhilSA ink deal for automated land use
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Philippine Space ...
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Two Mindanao films win awards in Cinemalaya
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Two films from Mindanao won awards in the recently concluded 20th Cinemalaya Independent Film ...
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Joshua Medroso’s ‘Kantil’ doubles as ode to his hometown and space for queer sci-fi genre
When I was still making short films, their common denominator is the fact that they have always been about Tibungco. I think ...
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Phillip Salvador open to ‘Bona’ sequel with Nora Aunor
After incurring her father’s wrath, she runs away to Gardo’s shack in the slums, thrilled to be living with him even ... for Joel Lamangan’s “Isa Pang Bahaghari,” a 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival ...