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Meaningful economic targeting

To truly understand what is happening to the people’s economic well-being, it is necessary to measure it realistically, ...
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 ...
Breast cancer in the Philippines is imposing a multi-billion peso burden on the national economy as high costs and delayed ...
Undersecretary Lisa Grace Bersales on Tuesday underscored the urgent need to assess existing policies on aging to identify ...
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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 ...
As the Philippines moves closer to upper-middle-income country status, national economic gains are still not trickling down to the poorer segments of society.
Rescue workers searched on Friday for dozens of people buried under a mountain of garbage that collapsed at a landfill in the central Philippines, killing at least one. Nearly 50 people were buried ...
… Workers in Northern Mindanao will see their daily minimum wage rise by P39 to between P485 and P500 under a new wage order, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) said. The ...
National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Secretary Lope Santos III. (PNA photo by Robinon Niñal Jr.) MANILA – The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) said its biggest achievement in 2025 was the ...
ABSTRACT: The Municipality of Lake Sebu in Mindanao, Philippines offers various opportunities for income-generating fishing activities with its abundant surface water bodies. Lake Sebu is particularly ...