Pope Leo decries rich-poor divide: Monaco or Manila, inequality bites hard
Leo stressed that wealth must serve ‘law and justice, especially at a historical moment when displays of force and the logic of omnipotence wound the world and…
· 3 MIN READ
Daily TribuneTopic
Leo stressed that wealth must serve ‘law and justice, especially at a historical moment when displays of force and the logic of omnipotence wound the world and…
· 3 MIN READ
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reported Thursday that the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) procured a total of P46.1…
· 1 MIN READ
The result of the special election in the First Congressional District of Antipolo has proven that Vice President Sara Duterte’s endorsement is a “kiss of…
· 1 MIN READ
If poverty alone were the cause of drug peddling, then every poor person would sell drugs.
· 3 MIN READ
PIDS defines the middle class as having a monthly income threshold ranging from about P21,000 to P131,000.
· 2 MIN READ
Citing data that more than half of the population remains vulnerable to poverty, 4Ps Partylist Representative JC Abalos called Wednesday for the urgent passage…
· 1 MIN READ
House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos is seeking the passage of a measure that would significantly increase monthly cash grants for education, health care, and…
· 1 MIN READ
Economic managers at the 7th Economy and Development Council Meeting presided by the President in Malacañang Palace on Monday, said the country surpassed its…
· 2 MIN READ
For more than a decade, Lizel Osorio, a mother of seven, measured progress not in grand milestones, but in small, hard-earned victories — school projects paid…
· 2 MIN READ
‘Riding back from the North 36 hours later, however, I was greeted by the just-evicted homeless returning with their possessions. They really have nowhere to…
· 3 MIN READ
The national Social Weather Survey (SWS) conducted from 24 to 30 November 2025 found that an estimated 14.3 million Filipino families considered themselves…
· 1 MIN READ
Approximately 14 million Filipino families report feeling deprived, amid revelations that some politicians and other government officials are living lavishly…
· 1 MIN READ
Clasped hands. Not in prayer. But in the ritual of humiliation. Of being worth something only if you are on your knees, doing anything you can to survive.…
· 2 MIN READ
Nothing reveals inequality faster than the moment someone rich tells someone poor how ‘easy’ life can be.
· 2 MIN READ
The government gives a poverty threshold of P13,873 income for an average family of five, which comes up to a little more than P92 per day for each family…
· 2 MIN READ
On a per capita basis, income has gone above the minimum you need for sustainability, ’but the problem is the income in our country is not well distributed.’
· 2 MIN READ
Since July, the city government has rolled out social assistance to thousands of residents, including solo parents, senior citizens and displaced workers.
· 1 MIN READ