The disaster-prone Philippines invested billions in flood control. Then officials looted the funds

Ace Aguirre was just two bites into his oatmeal on the morning of November 4 when he noticed something strange: mud had ...
The Diplomat

Women’s Stories From the ‘Graveyard of the Living’ in the Philippines

Fides Lim never met a prickly prison guard she couldn’t stand up to. At the gates of the Correctional Institute for Women (CIW), Lim, of the political prisoner support group Kapatid, argued with all ...
Newsday

Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves 114 dead, 127 missing in Philippines, many in province recovering from quake

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine officials said Thursday the death toll from widespread flooding and devastation caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi in the country’s central region has risen to at least 114 ...
U.S. News & World Report

Typhoon Kalmaegi Leaves 114 Dead, 127 Missing in Philippines, Many in Province Recovering From Quake

Typhoon Kalmaegi Leaves 114 Dead, 127 Missing in Philippines, Many in Province Recovering From Quake MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials said Thursday the death toll from widespread ...