
PBBM: Economy remains strong
Economic managers at the 7th Economy and Development Council Meeting presided by the President in Malacañang Palace on Monday, said the country surpassed its…
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Economic managers at the 7th Economy and Development Council Meeting presided by the President in Malacañang Palace on Monday, said the country surpassed its…
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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…
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‘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…
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The national Social Weather Survey (SWS) conducted from 24 to 30 November 2025 found that an estimated 14.3 million Filipino families considered themselves…
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Approximately 14 million Filipino families report feeling deprived, amid revelations that some politicians and other government officials are living lavishly…
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Christmas, beyond the glitter, traditions and rituals, can be seen symbolically as the bringing in of the Christ Light — the way the Baby Jesus came into the…
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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.…
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Nothing reveals inequality faster than the moment someone rich tells someone poor how ‘easy’ life can be.
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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…
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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.’
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Since July, the city government has rolled out social assistance to thousands of residents, including solo parents, senior citizens and displaced workers.
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‘We ask for the parliament members to cancel the decision to purchase the (Toyota) Prado.’
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Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan on Saturday urged the government to prioritize the welfare and security of farmers and fisherfolk, saying the Philippines…
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Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Tuesday night hailed the planned overhaul of the food poverty threshold in 2026, which is currently set at P64 per day or…
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Political optics, after all, thrive on the spectacle of arrests, and not the slow, unglamorous work of rehabilitation.
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The Villar Foundation recently recognized several outstanding youth organizations across the country for their contributions to poverty alleviation within…
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What’s going on? These incidents and more are very alarming; it seems everyone’s safety and security are at stake.
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