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Our rice policy consigns farmers to poverty

OUR rice policy, which has been implemented since the 1970s, has consigned our palay farmers and agricultural workers in ...
To visualise it, the annual loss is the equivalent of emptying a fully loaded jumbo jet of fish from Philippine waters every ...
The financing will help reach underserved and unserved entrepreneurs, particularly in rural and hard-to-access areas where traditional banking services remain limited.
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Why poverty persists, no matter who wins

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 ...
Breast cancer in the Philippines is imposing a multi-billion peso burden on the national economy as high costs and delayed ...
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 ...
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 ...
ADB has signed a $30 million loan to Fuse Financing Inc. to help expand access to credit for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) through a digital lending platform. The financing will ...
By Aleksander EgebergThe question of whether the Philippines needs more tourists is not really the right one. Of course, the ...
THE Philippines will place people-centered initiatives at the heart of its Asean chairmanship this year, with a strong push for family-based care systems for children and enhanced protection for ...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is strengthening its partnership with the Church and civil society organizations to ensure inclusive and holistic learning outcomes.  Speaking at the 42nd National ...