LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Former senator Manny Pacquiao officially launched his senatorial campaign here on Tuesday, ...

In 25 years, the Philippines suffered massive declines on three fronts: 1) in the output and growth rate of agriculture, once the economy’s mainstay and biggest employer; 2) in economic growth, down ...

The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is an important program for the government’s bid to bring down poverty rates in ...

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

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. thanked Cambodia’s king on Tuesday for granting a royal pardon last year to 13 Filipino women who were convicted of illegally ...

Poverty incidence in the country is expected to continue to go down following improvements in the labor market performance and lower inflation last year, according to the National Economic and ...

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 ...

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

LAST week, in this space, we noted that the percentage of families that experienced involuntary hunger in 2024 almost matched the figure at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. This was borne ...

For over a millennium, the bond between the Philippines and its ethnic Chinese community has been defined by trade, cultural exchange, and mutual growth. Today, the Federation of Filipino Chinese ...

Victims of sexual abuse committed by the clergy in the Philippines urgently need shelter and protection to withstand pressure ...

In the run-up to the 2025 midterm elections, the Filipino people are confronted ... of the things that really matter – joblessness, poverty and inequality? Who are the real beneficiaries of ...