The poverty rate in the Philippines dropped to 15.5 percent in 2023 from 18.1 percent in 2021, which the government translates into 2.4 million Filipinos lifted above the poverty line. "With the ...

Did you know that many of our Filipino youth are dropping out of college and instead opting to earn a living right away for their families?

Guimaras has made remarkable strides to reduce poverty in the island province, records from the Statistics Authority (PSA) ...

Self-rated poverty and hunger spiked in the last quarter of 2024, according to a survey conducted by the OCTA Research group.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has urged the faithful to rekindle their hope amid all the ...

Poverty incidence in the country is expected to continue to go down following improvements in the labor market performance ...

The call to certify the proposed wage hike bill as urgent got louder in Senate, with Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros ...

Nearly half of Filipino households (approximately 13.2 million) consider themselves poor consider themselves poor, according ...

The DSWD cannot do it by its lonesome but in close coordination with other agencies using a whole-of-government approach” The Philippine Development Plan ...

RMIT University researchers will examine how improving agriculture can reduce poverty in conflict areas of The Philippines, thanks to a $AUS1.4 million grant. The ...

Rallies by major national teachers' association, youth groups precede protests in Manila against vice president ...