MANILA, Philippines — Millions of Filipino families remain at risk of poverty even as the Philippines moves closer to upper-middle-income country (UMIC) status, showing that national economic gains ...

Poverty in the Philippines is neither a mystery, nor an accident. And certainly, it is not what the poor want for themselves or their loved ones. Absolutely, not their fault in spite of some ...

DESPITE declining official poverty figures, state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) on Wednesday found that about three in 10 households still faced a high risk of falling ...

It’s the economy, stupid,” former United States President Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign adviser, James Carville, ...

Manila: Food poverty in the Philippines fell sharply in the fourth quarter of 2025, signaling easing pressure on households as food access improved and prices stabilized amid government interventions, ...

MANILA—The percentage of people living below the poverty line in the Philippines has narrowed only slightly, despite robust growth of the Philippine economy over the last few years, according to the ...

The Philippines risks squandering a rare opportunity to sharply reduce poverty and lift living standards if economic growth slows below 5 percent warned economist Ronilo Balbieran.

MANILA (Reuters) - Armed with gloves, rubber boots and a rake, "Mangrove Warrior" Willer Gualva, 68, comes to Freedom Island in the Philippines almost every day to stop it being engulfed by trash. No ...