MANILA — Six months after the most powerful typhoon ever recorded tore through the Philippines, killing more than 6,000 people and throwing into disarray millions of lives, life is getting better. But […]
Recovery from Typhoon Haiyan
Filipinos struggle three months after typhoon
MANILA — Three months after Typhoon Haiyan ravaged the Philippines, some restaurants have reopened, and basic services such as water and electricity that had been wiped out by the storm have returned […]
Resilient Filipinos still struggle a month after typhoon
MANILA — Despite a massive mobilization of assistance from countries around the world, a representative for a U.N. relief agency says emergency aid remains “in the red” in the Philippines one month […]
Run for right to drink safe water
Almost 16 million Filipinos still do not have access to safe and clean drinking water, according to last year’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) progress report. If water is the root of life, […]
Thousands run for Pasig River
When tens of thousands of Filipinos joined the “Run for the Pasig River” yesterday, the passion they showed for cleaning the Pasig River had a ripple effect. Click here to read the […]
Filipinos run with heart for Pasig River on 10/10/10
Their’s were not the usual DNF (did not finish) stories in sports, but in their quest to avoid that ignominious distinction, the finish line came too soon. Click here to read the […]
Bayanijuan folk grateful for safe haven
Calauan, Laguna – Former vendor Tess Ortinero, 59, wondered where she would be now – whether she would even still be alive – if she were still living along a Manila estero […]
Like Galapagos, RP has extraordinary biodiversity, says expert
We could have well inspired Darwin. The Philippines has “the kind of diversity that most people associate with the Galapagos Islands,” according to Dr. Lawrence Heaney. Click here to read the story
Pasig River runs through memories of her life, love
On a historic street of Sta. Ana known as Herran (now Pedro Gil), stands a magnificently simple, 200-year-old Spanish colonial house, whose garden ends on the banks of the Pasig River. Click […]
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