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DSWD defends 4Ps anew
The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps is not a dole-out, but a program to break intergenerational poverty, the ...
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The friction of poverty
In every corner of the Philippines, you’ll meet hardworking people who wake up before sunrise, commute for hours, work long shifts, then do it all again the next day – just to survive. And still, we ...
Filipino folk-pop band Ben&Ben is set to headline the “AK @ 50 Benefit Concert” on July 8 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, ...
Reforming curriculum and boosting rural resources could break the cycle of generational poverty, one student writes.
The Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCR) kept the Philippines’ hard-won “A” rating on expectations that the economy would sustain ...
This led Katz and his colleague Shaun Frankson to establish Plastic Bank, a social fintech firm that aims to allow the ...
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To help reduce poverty, export more agri products
Exports create jobs, which in turn reduce poverty. More attention, however, should be given to agriculture exports, where ...
The Japan Credit Rating Agency Ltd. (JCR) affirmed the Philippines’ investment-grade credit rating of “A-” with a “stable” ...
Climate change could exacerbate poverty in rural areas in Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines, the International Food Policy Research Institute (Ifpri) warned in a report. Ifpri noted ...
The Japan Credit Rating Agency Ltd. (JCR) on Thursday affirmed the Philippines' investment-grade credit rating of “A-” with a ...
A Cork man, currently living in the Philippines, says his human rights are being ‘shredded’ in being denied access to ...
THE JAPAN Credit Rating Agency (JCR) has again maintained the Philippines’ “A-” rating with a “stable” outlook, citing the country’s resilient economic growth and continued fiscal consolidation. In a ...