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

In 2022, the World Risk Index ranked the Philippines as the country with the highest disaster risk. What’s more, widespread poverty is a major obstacle to children reaching their full potential; girls ...

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

Investments are crucial for job creation, poverty reduction, consumer spending, productivity, and overall economic growth and ...

Since 1945, the World Bank has mobilized funding, global knowledge, and partnerships to support the Philippines’ efforts to reduce poverty; promote agricultural development; upgrade infrastructure; ...

The Philippine economy would have to grow by eight percent yearly until 2028 to bring down the country’s poverty rate to single digits. The Marcos administration aims to reduce the poverty ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced Tuesday that the government has made strides in reducing food poverty, citing a ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Employing a rigorous interdisciplinary approach, the lab combines empirical evidence, academic expertise, and practical engagement to address global poverty challenges. The core mission involves ...