Day: October 29, 2025
DSWD Races to Aid Basilan Families as Clan Feud Sparks New Displacement in Tipo-Tipo
TIPO-TIPO, Basilan — As the rattle of gunfire faded across the hills of Tipo-Tipo, families huddled in makeshift shelters, clutching what little they could carry. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday rushed to deliver food and relief supplies to residents forced to flee their homes after a clan conflict — known locally
Starving in Sudan: Trapped Civilians in Sudan’s War Eat Leaves to Survive as Churches Fall Silent
EL FASHER, Sudan (AP) — In the besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher, families have been reduced to eating leaves and animal feed. For 500 days, an estimated 260,000 people have been trapped as paramilitary fighters from the Rapid Support Forces tighten their hold, choking off food, medicine and hope. “There is death everywhere,” one
