BAGUIO CITY - Rescue workers in the northern Philippines were on Monday trying to clear roads so that food, water and other supplies could reach survivors of landslides that killed nearly 300 people. Join discussion...

After the rescue and relief operations in the aftermath of Typhoon Ondoy and Pepeng, a greater task of rebuilding the hardest-hit areas of the Philippines is needed to help victims recover from the tragedy. However, this does not merit too drastic actions and sweeping calls from the government, Senator Manny Villar said. Join discussion...

From 2006 to 2009 poverty incidence in the Philippines increased to 33 percent of the population, or equivalent to over 29 million Filipinos who live below the poverty line, according to the National Statistical and Coordination Board. A survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations in July 2009 also found that 50 percent of Filipino families or more than 9 million Filipinos have experienced hunger... Join discussion...