THE chairman of the House Committee on Labor and Employment on Sunday said that while Metro Manila (NCR) has the highest minimum wage in the country, nearby provinces such as Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, ...

Contrary to popular belief, the cost of living in the so-called Mega Manila or the provinces just outside Metro Manila is ...

House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Sunday called on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to further expand its ‘Pag-Abot’ program that ...

THE government remains optimistic about bringing down poverty to single-digit levels by 2028 even after lowering its economic growth targets.

This is the dramatic moment a massive ripped through the poorest slum in the Philippine capital Manila. Drone footage shows ...

Tondo, Manila — known for being Asia’s largest garbage dump — is home to thousands living in extreme poverty and daily danger. In this video, I spend 24 hours navigating the chaos, meeting locals, and ...

TO accept without question that China has lifted 700 million people out of poverty is to believe that deep-fried lumpia becomes healthful because it contains a shred of vegetable. There may be a ...

TOP Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC), diversifying with interests and investments that are deeply woven into the national economy, will be esteemed with a trophy at The Manila Times ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has found prima facie evidence to charge Gawad Kalinga (GK) founder Antonio “Tony” Meloto with two counts of qualified sex trafficking ...

Paris, France—Malnutrition can cause its own form of diabetes, health experts said Thursday, calling for "type 5 diabetes" to ...