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

Central Visayas is gradually returning to its pre-pandemic level conditions, after the poverty statistics showed a decline of ...

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IT is expensive to be poor in the Philippines. While traveling in rural areas, I discovered electricity is more expensive than in Metro Manila. According to PIDS data, the poverty incidence in Metro ...

The Philippines issued fresh weather warnings on Tuesday as the fifth major storm in three weeks bore down on the archipelago ...

the Philippines, the United Republic of Tanzania, and Trinidad and Tobago) experienced significant reductions in both MPI value and incidence of poverty. Since its inception in 2010, the global ...

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.

The Philippines’ poverty rate fell to 15.5% in 2023 from 18.1% in 2021. Mr. Villegas noted that the Philippines has one of the highest poverty rates among Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN ...

COUNTRIES must consider imposing a wealth tax on the “super-rich” to generate much-needed funds to address issues like poverty and climate change ... s Billionaires list included 16 from the ...

Philippine military and civilian officials say at least 14 people have been killed in a long-seething land dispute involving ...

Elliot Onil Eastman, a 26-year-old American YouTuber from Vermont, was kidnapped on Oct. 17. Police believe he is still alive.