Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Youths are pictured at at a slum area in Baseco, Tondo city, metro Manila MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' poverty rate dropped ...
Northern Mindanao leaders joined forces to lift more families out of poverty during a series of provincial summits held ...
A recent finding emphasized that escaping poverty is not enough, as most middle-class households remain one setback away from ...
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 ...
Pope Francis on Friday demanded leaders in the Philippines end "scandalous social inequalities", hitting out at corruption in a nation where tens of millions of Catholics endure brutal poverty. The ...
By Mark Saludes Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of San Carlos made the call in a message to Columban missionaries gathered for their ...
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' poverty rate dropped to 15.5% last year from 18.1% in 2021, with rising food prices limiting the reduction in the number of poor, the government's statistics agency ...