A 51-year old Australian man living in the Philippines has been charged with the murder of a 12-year-old girl as well as with human trafficking and child abuse. Peter Gerard Scully, who […]
Pope Francis thrills Manila as estimated 6 million turn up for mass
An estimated six million people flocked to Manila’s Rizal park on Sunday to attend the final mass of Pope Francis’ five-day visit to the Philippines. The turnout breaks the record set by […]
Typhoon Haiyan hits Philippines – as it happened
Catastrophic damage is feared in the Philippines after the islands were battered by winds of up to 195mph from Typhoon Haiyan – claimed to be the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall in […]
Earth Day 2013: Philippines unveils building made from plastic bottles
Click Here For Original Post A Philippines building powered by solar energy and built from old plastic bottles was opened this weekend to showcase renewable energy and highlight the problem of waste ahead of today’s Earth Day. Designed in partnership […]
International women’s day: a voice from the Philippines
Jelen Paclarin is executive director of the Women’s Legal and Human Rights Bureau at the University of the Philippines, Quezon City Read more voices in our International women’s day interactive There are […]
Filipinos fathered by US soldiers fight for justice
Click Here For Original Post They call them “Amerasians”, a throwback to a time when America had soldiers in the Philippines, and some of those soldiers had local girlfriends. Most of their […]
Philippines makes peace through technology
Click Here For Original Post Some countries have used digital technology as a means to bring about revolution. In the Philippines they are using new technologies to end it. More than 6,000 […]
Philippines gears up for battle over reproductive health bill
Click Here For Original Post Standing in line under the blazing sun with dozens of other young women at a makeshift prenatal clinic in a Manila slum, 14-year-old Jasmin Balute says […]
Dolphin murals spark marine awareness campaign in Philippines
Click Here For Original Post After watching a documentary about the annual slaughter of 23,000 dolphins that takes place in Taiji, Japan, Filipino artist and environmental activist AG Sano was so overcome with emotion […]
Manila suffers severe flooding following torrential rainfall
Click Here For Original Post Within the past 24 hours, torrential rains have caused massive flooding inManila, bringing the sprawling capital of the Philippines to a standstill. Dr Mahar Lagmay, executive director of Project Noah, the […]