Half of Filipino families perceive themselves as poor, according to a survey from the Social Weather Survey published.

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 ...

A massive fire tore through a coastal shanty town in the Philippine capital on Sunday, leaving at least 2,000 families homeless as flames billowed for nearly eight hours. Drone footage from the Manila ...

Too poor to afford fresh meat, street hawker Loida has come up with clever ways to make the dish monok tasty yet affordable to slum-dwellers. Tondo, Manila: In its simplest form, monok is an ...

Dubai: From the suffocating poverty of Manila’s slums to the dazzling lights of Dubai’s World Trade Center, Jenny Raet’s journey is nothing short of a miracle. As a six-year-old, she scavenged scraps ...

MANILA, Philippines -- Raucous dragon dance shows have been banned in Manila's Chinatown due to the pandemic, casting aside a crowd-drawing Lunar New Year tradition many believe helps drive ...