A South Korean man in his 50s has been arrested in the Philippines on charges of child abuse, human trafficking and sexual ...

The Philippine Poverty Reduction Summit 2025 (PPRS25) concluded on Tuesday with a strong call to action for deeper ...

The Philippines' poverty rate dropped to 15.5% last year from 18.1% in 2021, with rising food prices limiting the reduction in the number of poor, the government's statistics agency said on Thursday.

IN the sweltering heat of Tacloban, where opportunities are scarce and dreams are often shelved for survival, 14 young men — ...

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino families who consider themselves poor continued to increase in the fourth quarter of 2024, with half of them—the highest in more than 20 years — rating ...

MANILA, Philippines — Fifty-two percent or around 14.4 million Filipino families last March considered themselves poor, based on the results of the latest self-rated poverty survey of the Social ...

MANILA, Philippines ... From 50 percent in November 2024, self-rated poverty dropped to 42 percent in the non-commissioned survey conducted from April 10 to 16.

Increase to benefit 1.2m workers; labor groups hit ‘measly’ hike Some 1.2 million minimum wage earners in Metro Manila will ...

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A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed that Filipino families who experienced involuntary hunger rose slightly to 20 ...

MANILA, Philippines — Fifty-two percent or around 14.4 million Filipino families last March considered themselves poor, based on the results of the latest self-rated poverty survey of the Social ...

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte said that the freedom being enjoyed by Filipinos today are being challenged by drug problems, poverty, and government abuse and corruption. In her ...