Residents carry recovered belongings after a fire broke out in Manila, Philippines, on Sunday. Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA-EFE Nov. 25 (UPI) --A large fire swept through a shanty town near the ...

MANILA, Philippines – MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A huge fire that swept through a shantytown outside the Philippine capital has killed one resident, destroyed about 600 houses and left more than ...

Father Flavie Villanueva blesses palm fronds held by Manila’s homeless and relatives of Duterte drug war victims, at the Catholic Trade Building on Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Credit: Roy ...

The Philippines government came under fire Friday after admitting that hundreds of homeless people were taken off Manila's streets and put into luxury accommodation during Pope Francis's recent visit, ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A huge fire in a Manila shantytown early Monday hurt at least 23 people, destroyed thousands of homes and left about 25,000 residents homeless, disaster relief officials ...

MANILA, March 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Thousands of homeless Filipinos are ready to illegally occupy empty government housing if a plan to hand over these buildings is delayed, campaigners ...