President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has declared the month of September of every year as Social Protection Month to raise ...

A NATIONAL BUDGET OF P 6 TRILLION makes the government equivalent to the biggest “corporation” and employer in the Philippines. In fact, this spending represents 20-percent of the gross domestic ...

The world is 130 years away from eradicating extreme poverty among women and girls unless urgent action is taken, United ...

In 25 years, the Philippines suffered massive declines on three fronts: 1) in the output and growth rate of agriculture, once the economy’s mainstay and biggest employer; 2) in economic growth, down ...

Self-rated poverty was highest among those in Mindanao at 71 percent, followed by those in the Visayas at 67 percent, balance Luzon at 52 percent and Metro Manila at 39 percent. Those who rated ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared September as “Social Protection Month.” According to Proclamation No. 820, Series of ...

In the Philippines, where natural disasters and poverty are a continuing issue ... from health and welfare to disaster management. In Manila's Chinatown, community ties are especially close ...

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