Tinio blasts ‘fabricated’ Marcos poverty metrics
The administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. must face the reality of poverty in the country amid rising market prices, stagnant wages and a lack of…
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The administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. must face the reality of poverty in the country amid rising market prices, stagnant wages and a lack of…
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The government says poverty fell to a record-low 9.7 percent in 2025, but the number comes with a question that is harder to answer: How much does a Filipino…
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Continuous training, stronger monitoring and regional cooperation are crucial to sustaining anti-corruption efforts across Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation…
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The Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP ACG) arrested 18 individuals and filed 49 cases in nationwide operations from 7 to 13 August.
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The gap between what a family needs and what the government considers acceptable to pay them is a canyon with a press release taped over it.
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and its regional counterparts have agreed to strengthen cooperation on financial stability, consumer protection and the…
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Anything less isn’t poverty alleviation but poverty management — and managing poverty is just a fancy way of accepting it.
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The Philippines brought its poverty rate down to a historic low of 9.7 percent in 2025, with more than 6.5 million Filipinos moving above the poverty threshold…
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State firm Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is reviewing and reprioritizing its budget proposals for programs for children with special needs,…
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National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) operatives are stepping up anti-narcotics enforcement in Taguig City following reports of drug dens and a potential…
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Philippine Army troops discovered two prohibited anti-personnel mines during a combat patrol in the hinterlands of Las Navas, Northern Samar, military…
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Philippine National Police (PNP) operatives rescued 41 victims and arrested 11 individuals during 13 operations nationwide from 14 July to 14 August as part of…
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TEL AVIV, Israel – Israel’s economy has remained resilient as a pivot toward defense-related technologies helped offset the effects of the war and what former…
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The President should make this the defining political reform of his administration — and begin with a personal sacrifice.
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DAVAO CITY — Employees of a steel manufacturing facility raided by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission…
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ZAMBOANGA CITY — Police seized alleged smuggled cigarettes worth more than P16 million and arrested a suspected trader in Zamboanga City on 13 August,…
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The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed an improvement in Filipino families’ self-rated poverty, with self-rated poverty down three percentage…
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