Discarded food still fit for hungry mouths in slums like Payatas ... is doing something to lift them out of poverty,” Sabal says. The Philippine government has also cast Duterte’s crackdown ...

continued going to the Philippines at his own expense on 20 occasions over seven years, and he got to know more than 50 Japanese men living in poverty in slums in Manila. Some of them, including a ...

Despite politicians’ incredulity at poverty data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority last week, “what’s important here is that we’re on track,” said Velasquez, chief ...

Slum tourism, a controversial practice where tourists visit impoverished urban areas, has gained attention for its complex relationship with urban poverty. This phenomenon raises questions about ...

Urbanization presents a great opportunity for economic growth and poverty reduction in the country. In the Philippines Urbanization Review ... address critical issues such as congestion, flooding, and ...

MANILA, Philippines — The biggest threats to the Philippines in the next two years are an economic downturn and poverty, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). The Global Risks Report 2025 ...

City-led growth has helped life 655 million people out of poverty in the last two decades ... Pantawid Pamilya conditional cash transfer program in the Philippines. b) Community upgrading programs: ...