
Pacquiao is not the solution
Pacquiao’s perspectives appear to fall short of the political insights and depth needed to tackle diverse and intricate issues such as poverty alleviation.
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Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on poverty alleviation initiatives.

Pacquiao’s perspectives appear to fall short of the political insights and depth needed to tackle diverse and intricate issues such as poverty alleviation.
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Boxing icon and former senator Manny Pacquiao has been appointed lead convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.,…
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Northern Samar’s poverty incidence fell to a record-low 12.5 percent in 2025, with nearly 12,000 fewer families classified as poor, according to PSA data.
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You paid P700 to enter a building designed to remind you that you’re above the poverty line, but still below the imported ham.
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ACT Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio questions the PSA’s 9.7-percent poverty rate, saying low thresholds fail to reflect rising prices, hunger, stagnant wages and…
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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 Department of Labor and Employment and the National Anti-Poverty Commission signed a new agreement to expand training, livelihood, scholarship, and…
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Empowering Youth, Transforming Communities, Building Brighter Futures
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Why don’t our politicians really eliminate poverty? Because poverty serves a purpose — for them. Poverty gives them power.
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The World Bank said reforms that increase productivity and employment, coupled with targeted interventions for vulnerable sectors, would be critical in…
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