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Poverty

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Kahirapang damang-dama
Kakambal na ng bawat batang Pilipinong naipapanganak ang utang ng bansa, at kaakibat ng kanilang paglaki ang lumulobong presyo ng mga bilihin. Kasabay ng mga…
18 October 20261 MIN READ
Philippine poverty rate falls to historic 9.7%
21 August 20263 MIN READ
DSWD: 1.4M families exit 4Ps as poverty falls
6 May 20263 MIN READ
Free period products
France will reimburse the cost of reusable menstrual cups and period underwear for women under 26 and low-income groups starting next academic year, expanding…
18 April 20261 MIN READ
51 percent of Filipino families rate themselves poor — SWS
A Social Weather Survey shows 51 percent of Filipino families consider themselves poor, with poverty highest in Mindanao.
10 January 20261 MIN READ
'What is Christmas to the unseen?'
An essay on poverty, faith, and invisibility during Christmas, questioning charity, belief, and the moral responsibility of seeing the unseen.
16 December 20251 MIN READ
Sri Lanka’s poverty high — World Bank
‘The labor market continues to struggle, leading to increased emigration as people look for opportunities abroad’
24 April 20251 MIN READ
SWS: 36% of Filipino families consider themselves ‘not poor’
Despite a record-high 36 percent of Filipino families considering themselves “not poor” — the highest figure since Social Weather Stations (SWS) began tracking…
13 April 20251 MIN READ
Repurposing 5-6 in fighting poverty
(Microfinance advocate Kamrul Tarafder came to the Philippines to replicate the success of financing institutions for the poor such as the Grameen Bank, which…
5 November 20241 MIN READ
EV poverty incidence decreases
17 October 20243 MIN READ
One in five children in rich countries lives in poverty — UNICEF
One in five children in rich countries lives in poverty — UNICEF
6 December 20231 MIN READ
Marcos reveals ultimate economic goal: ‘Not one more hungry Filipino’
Marcos reveals ultimate economic goal: ‘Not one more hungry Filipino’
24 September 20221 MIN READ
One person dying of hunger every four seconds: NGOs
One person dying of hunger every four seconds: NGOs
20 September 20221 MIN READ
Human development set back 5 years by Covid, other crises: UN report
'We've had disasters before. We've had conflicts before. But the confluence of what we're facing right now is a major setback to human development'
8 September 20221 MIN READ

Kahirapang damang-dama

Philippine poverty rate falls to historic 9.7%

DSWD: 1.4M families exit 4Ps as poverty falls

Free period products

51 percent of Filipino families rate themselves poor — SWS

'What is Christmas to the unseen?'

Sri Lanka’s poverty high — World Bank

SWS: 36% of Filipino families consider themselves ‘not poor’

Repurposing 5-6 in fighting poverty

EV poverty incidence decreases

One in five children in rich countries lives in poverty — UNICEF

Marcos reveals ultimate economic goal: ‘Not one more hungry Filipino’

One person dying of hunger every four seconds: NGOs

Human development set back 5 years by Covid, other crises: UN report