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 ...

The OCTA Q4 2025 survey showed self-rated food poverty dropping by 19 percentage points, from 49 percent in the third quarter ...

To visualise it, the annual loss is the equivalent of emptying a fully loaded jumbo jet of fish from Philippine waters every ...

OUR rice policy, which has been implemented since the 1970s, has consigned our palay farmers and agricultural workers in ...

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The video examines pagpag, a controversial street food found in parts of the Philippines. Preparation methods show how discarded food is cleaned, cooked, and resold under extreme economic conditions.

Vice President Sara Duterte on Saturday dismissed an impeachment complaint endorsed by opposition-backed party Akbayan, ...

The bishop asked parishes to collaborate with diocesan programs that are working to combat human trafficking and to place an emphasis on education, the utilization of social media, and activities that ...

A SHARP drop in self-rated poverty has reopened an old but unresolved question for the Marcos administration: can the Philippines realistically bring poverty down to single-digit levels by the end of ...

An estimated 4.5 million Filipino families no longer consider themselves poor as shown in the self-rated poverty, registering the largest single-quarter improvement ever observed, declining by 17 ...

ADB grants GCash lending arm Fuse Financing with P1.75-B credit facility to expand loan access to MSMEs, women entrepreneurs, especially in high poverty areas. ADB’s  financing is complemented by ...

MANILA, Philippines — Millions of Filipino families remain at risk of poverty even as the Philippines moves closer to ...