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 […]
Philippines gears up for battle over reproductive health bill
Another “NYC made me smile moment”…
My last two days in Manhattan..sniff… Favorite moment of last night when I was interviewing someone I just met at a restaurant… We were about to start the interview when he looked […]
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 […]
Brillante Mendoza lights up fest scene
Manila– When independent filmmaker Brillante Mendoza was growing up, people made fun of his name and called him Diamond. Now, as the first Filipino to win director honors at Cannes in 2009, and with his […]
U.S.- Philippine Military
US helps the Philippines improve its military capability The US is helping the Philippines to modernise and improve its military capability in the face of a growing confrontation with China over supremacy […]
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 […]
US helps the Philippines improve its military capability
Click Here For Original Post The US is helping the Philippines to modernise and improve its military capability in the face of a growing confrontation with China over supremacy in the South China Sea. The Americans […]
Making charcoal in Ulingan slum, the Philippines – in pictures
In the slum area of Ulingan, near Manila, hundreds of families earn their living from the charcoal industry. The air is thick with smoke as children and adults of all ages get […]
Anna Coren: ‘The Philippines best asset is its people’
Award-winning CNN anchor and correspondent Anna Coren spent a week in the Philippines in April for CNN’s special programming Eye on the Philippines. Hosting live daily reports from Manila, Tagaytay, and Batangas for her […]
Finding a Path of Her Own
Born into one of the country’s most prominent families, Sarah Lopez Wenston gave up a life in the lap of luxury to start anew in London, finding spirituality and her own identity […]
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