A fire has destroyed a reported 1,000 homes in a densely built slum area in the Philippine capital Manila. The fire started about 8am on Sunday and burned for about eight hours however there have ...

Lobsang Jamyang, founder Tong-Len, opened up on their journey, and said they tried to save the lives of slum children, and now many of them have made good careers. "Initially in 2004, we tried to ...

Isla Puting Bato sits in the district of Tondo, which is Manila’s largest slum area home to roughly 654,220 people. Many live in shabby shacks across densely packed streets near a busy ...

MANILA -Raging orange flames and thick black smoke billowed into the sky Sunday as fire ripped through hundreds of houses in a closely built slum area of the Philippine capital Manila. Manila Fire ...

The teenagers designed and tailored the outfits and also doubled up as models to showcase their creations, with the grubby walls and terraces of the slum providing the backdrop for their ramp walk.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Mohammad Shakib lives in two cramped rooms in the rubbish-strewn Mumbai slum of Dharavi along with his wife ...

The teenagers designed and tailored the outfits and also doubled up as models to showcase their creations, with the grubby walls and terraces of the slum providing the backdrop for their ramp walk.

Several parents and students raised concerns saying many children are unable to attend classes regularly due to the dearth of smartphones, stable internet connections or multiple devices in their ...