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

According to the survey, self-rated poverty was highest in Mindanao at 76 percent, followed by the Visayas at 74 percent, Luzon outside Metro Manila at 55 percent, and Metro Manila at 51 percent.

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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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DSWD on Wednesday reminded the public to be wary of candidates running in May who use the 4Ps to boost their campaign.