New Emergency Powers Aim to Cut Casualties in the Philippines

Philippine President Benigno Aquino has signed an executive order overhauling the country’s rules on closing government offices and schools during natural disasters.

More Evacuations in Flood-hit Mindanao

Ten days after tropical storm Washi caused severe flooding on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, leaving over 1,200 dead and thousands homeless, thousands more people have been evacuated from their homes following fresh flooding, officials say. How...

Government Optimistic About Peace Talks, Despite Fighting

The latest round of fighting and consequent displacements in Mindanao have not daunted negotiators seeking a settlement between Muslim separatist rebels and the Filipino government, say officials.

German Investors Consider Renewable Energy in the Philippines

A Swiss-German investor conglomerate Thomas Lloyd Investments Group has expressed interest to invest in the Philippines’ in partnership with Bronzeoak Philippines in Negros Occidental, a province of the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region,...

Philippines Invests in Geothermal Energy

The Philippines’ PetroEnergy Resources Corp. has signed an energy sales agreement with partner Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corp. to purchase electricity generated by the 20 megawatt Maibarara geothermal project, which is schedule to come online...

Concern Over Stalled Mindanao Peace Talks

Aid workers and analysts have expressed concern after the Philippines’ largest Muslim separatist group rejected a proposed peace deal relating to the island of Mindanao. “Any obstacle that prevents the ongoing peace process from moving forward...

Crime Threatens Mindanao Peace Process

Rising crime could undermine the Mindanao peace process, experts warn, amid a recent spike of incidents blamed on rogue rebels. How People Arrived Here: mindanao crime new

Mindanao Humanitarian Action Plan Underfunded

A $34 million Humanitarian Action Plan (HAP) aimed at assisting more than 400,000 conflict displaced people return to their homes on the Philippine island of Mindanao, remains underfunded, says the UN.

Recently Displaced Farmers in Conflict-affected Mindanao Hit By Flooding

Rain and flooding over the past month have severely affected thousands of farmers who have recently returned to their homes in conflict-affected Mindanao. Farmer Sandatu Kalug, 58, from the village of Madia in Maguindanao, the worst affected province,...