Metro Manila sits at the intersection of extreme poverty, crippling traffic, and unmatched natural disaster risk, all shaped ...

Implementing comprehensive reforms that address barriers to job creation and strengthen household resilience will help the ...

WHILE the nation is transfixed by the latest political drama emanating from the Senate, a quieter and more consequential story has received far less attention than it should. The latest World Bank ...

A resilient middle class is key to reducing poverty sustainably and achieving inclusive growth, the Department of Economy, ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is unlikely to meet its goal of reducing poverty to single-digit levels by the end of ...

Driving around Manila, you can see a vast difference in life and socio-economic status. The Philippines is like a lot of third world countries where the rich are very rich and the poor are very poor ...

The Philippines will not likely meet its reduced poverty incidence target of 8.8 percent to 9.0 percent in 2028, according to ...

MANILA, June 4, 2026 - The Philippines can end poverty and become a predominantly middle-class society by 2040, but only if it acts now through ...

POVERTY among the elderly is getting worse, as many older Filipinos rely on fragile remittances and unpredictable family support, and lack a formal pension, Rights Report Philippines, a nonprofit ...

Tens of thousands of Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) members took to the streets of the Philippine capital Manila at the weekend as part of the church's ongoing anti-poverty campaign. Authorities ...

MANILA, Philippines — Delegates attending an international conference in the Philippines capital may not see what they came to discuss: abject poverty. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...