UNDER the auspices of the China International Press Communication Center, I went on a weeklong visit to Guizhou province from ...

A staggering 455 million of the world’s poor live in countries exposed to violent conflict, hindering and even reversing hard-won progress to reduce poverty, according to the latest update of the ...

An up-to-date Philippine poverty threshold is set to come out in May 2025, according to Sen. Grace Poe. Speaking on behalf of ...

As of 2021, the Philippines has a high literacy rate of 99.27 percent, which is a positive achievement. However, in 2022, the World Bank classified 90 percent of Filipino children aged 10 as learning ...

The government reaffirmed its commitment to achieving zero hunger for Filipinos as it joined hands with international ...

More than 120 people have been killed and dozens are missing after floods and landslides hit the Philippines in the wake of Tropical Storm Trami. It is the southeast Asian archipelago's deadliest ...

“We can eradicate poverty by helping MSMEs scale up ... showed that MSMEs comprise 99 percent of enterprises in the Philippines and generate 65 percent of jobs. “If we get to the largest sectors, to ...

MANILA, Philippines — Self-rated poverty and hunger went down in the third quarter, based on an OCTA Research group survey. Self-rated poverty declined to 43 percent from 48 percent in June ...

CEBU, Philippines — Contrary to the results of the recent Social Weather Stations (SWS), self-rated poverty and hunger went down in the third quarter survey conducted by the OCTA Research group.

India is among the top five countries with the largest populations in poverty, as reported by the UN. The report indicates that 1.1 billion people globally live in acute poverty, with half being ...