In a survey conducted from April 23 to 28, the survey firm said that the percentage of families rating themselves as "mahirap ...

Reforming curriculum and boosting rural resources could break the cycle of generational poverty, one student writes.

MANILA, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The Philippines' poverty rate dropped to 15.5% last year from 18.1% in 2021, with rising food prices limiting the reduction in the number of poor, the government's ...

Sources: Deininger and Squire, 1996, and Philippines, National Statistics Office, 1994. Although an improvement in income distribution is often accompanied by a decrease in the poverty rate (absent a ...

MANILA, Philippines — The biggest threats to the Philippines in the next two years are an economic downturn and poverty, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). The Global Risks Report 2025 ...

The Japan Credit Rating Agency Ltd. (JCR) affirmed the Philippines’ investment-grade credit rating of “A-” with a “stable” ...

Filipino folk-pop band Ben&Ben is set to headline the “AK @ 50 Benefit Concert” on July 8 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, ...

this prioritization of pork barrel spending comes at the expense of addressing critical issues such as learning poverty, inadequate support for farmers and fisherfolk, widespread poverty ...