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People on the Periphery

The Duterte administration is said to have spurred a 'golden age of infrastructure' with development projects that promise prosperity and employment. We look behind the glitter to see what that development could cost.

Ghost of a New City
People who have lived for generations in a farming town resist being forgotten as a metropolis of the future grows around them
New Clark City raises age-old questions
Families who have lived in the project site fear displacement, a concern that proponent Bases Conversion and Development Authority says is unfounded
Agos River
Where life flows for the Dumagat people
In the abundance of water
A dam project may wash away generations-old Dumagat villages
Home is where the coast is
Fishing villages in Bulakan town are at risk, but the threat this time is not natural hazards
Fed by the waters
Coastal waters in Bulacan that have provided food and livelihood for decades may soon be paved over for an airport project