There are 230 registered dormitories in Manila and about 700 illegal boarding houses. On Jan. 9 last year, eight occupants of a two-story boarding house died when fire gutted the building.

Ayala Land Inc., which built Manila’s financial district, is expanding into workers’ dormitories as developers target people fed up with battling some of the world’s worst traffic.

In compliance to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to pursue people-centered programs, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) on Monday engaged various ...

THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), in partnership with the Department of Budget and Management, is set to start the construction of a new P360-million dormitory for ...