Download In the Guiness Book of World Records, the smallest person comes from Nepal.

But it’s in the Philippines where some of the smallest people have big dreams.

They want to build a “Dwarf City” – a place of their own, where they won’t be discriminated against by the rest of the world.

They also plan to make this city a Philippines tourist attraction.

They call themselves the ‘little people’ – Madonna Virola meets them in a club in Manila.

Download Father Edwin Gariguez is famous for facing down multinational miners – and winning.

Now the Philippines priest has a global award to recognise his struggles.

He’s one of six winners of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize in the United States – the award for environmental heroes fighting at the grassroots.

Three years ago, Father Edwin led a hunger strike that turned the tide against a huge nickel mine on Mindoro island.

Madonna Virola talks to the prizewinning priest.

Download A small fashion company in Manila is doing its part to end the cycle of poverty in the Philippines one purse at a time.

Now in its fifth year, "Rags 2 Riches" is poised to make a profit using a formula of social mission, innovation and the necessary discipline of running a successful business.

Simone Orendain from Radio Australia has the report.

Download The Palawan provincial court in the Philippines recently ordered the arrest of former governor Joel Reyes, over the murder of environmentalist and broadcaster Gerardo Ortega.

Ortega was shot on January last year, and died from bullet wounds to his head and body.

Many believe that he was killed because of his strong campaign against mining in Palawan province, described as the Philippine’s last ecological frontier.

To commemorate his struggle, Jofelle Tesorio has this story.