Trash is the first thing most people think of when you mention Payatas, home to the Philippines' largest open ... one of the country's biggest and poorest slums, has a lot more to offer than ...

A fire has torn through a coastal town in the Philippine capital ... orange flames which had taken hold of the closely built slum area of Isla Puting Bato in Manila, on Sunday.

It is hard to convey the nature of the Philippines’ slums. Tondo is one of the worst, but far from unique. People live in narrow laneways sometimes too small for a large person to fit without walking ...

In the Philippines Urbanization Review ... address critical issues such as congestion, flooding, and slums. In secondary cities: balance spatial development, increase productivity, and create jobs.