Filipino women preserving Indigenous culture through fashion
Young female entrepreneurs in the Philippines are working with local weavers to help preserve their culture. But making the traditional craft relevant to modern society has its challenges.
Climate change: Islanders plan for flood-adapted homes
his Philippines island is continually flooding as sea level rise as a result of climate change. There’s a long term plan to relocate the residents, but is their own plan more sustainable?
Philippines: Hydropower plans threaten indigenous people
The Philippines has big plans to build hydropower plants to meet its renewable energy targets. But some fear loss of livelihood and displacement of Indigenous people.
Philippines: Fishermen demand accountability for oil spill
With the Philippines still reeling from the effects of Typhoon Gaemi, an oil spill from a capsized tanker is also threatening the livelihoods of fishermen in Manila Bay.
Land reclamation puts fisheries under threat
In the Philippines, fishing communities are bearing the brunt of the government’s land reclamation projects. Faced with a decline in fish catch, their livelihoods are at risk.