Half of Filipino families, or an estimated 13.2 million households, consider themselves poor, according to the latest Tugon ...

I came across a meme on Facebook that said: “The Philippines is one of the ... society which explains why our leaders are rich and most people are poor. The point of the meme is more about ...

The makeshift house of Jocelyn De Los Santos sits atop a mausoleum in Manila North Cemetery, one of the oldest and largest graveyards in the Philippines ... the addicts. People who can really ...

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MANILA, Philippines — An estimated 2.8 million Filipino families are considered “newly poor” in the last quarter of 2024, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey on self-rated poverty showed.

MANILA, Philippines — The number of Filipinos who see themselves as poor rose to 63 percent in December 2024, higher by four percent from the figure recorded in September of the same year ...

CALBAYOG, Philippines--Delfina Guiwan’s heart was ... Entry is prohibited, but thousands of poor villagers have flouted the restrictions and made it their home for generations.

MANILA, Philippines — Poor nutrition is costing the Philippine economy an estimated $8.5 billion (P496 billion) annually, equivalent to 2-3% of the country’s gross domestic product ...

The Office of the Solicitor General on Tuesday defended before the Supreme Court (SC) the transfer of Philippine Health ...