"We must emphasize the urgent need to bridge the gap between aspiration and reality through a recalibration of the government ...

A UNDP and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative report revealed that 3.9% of Filipinos—or 4.47 million people—are “multidimensionally poor,” with the largest deprivations coming from ...

HOW we understand and measure poverty has evolved. From early income-based definitions, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s ...

Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a measure seeking to expand the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) and increase cash ...

JUAN dela Cruz and 20 of his neighbors in a remote village in southern Mindanao are rejoicing. They sell their mangoes every ...

The Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) on Thursday underscored the role of reclamation in easing flooding, reducing ...

Half of Filipino families (50%), or about 14.2 million, consider themselves poor in September 2025, slightly higher than the ...

GROUPS start arriving at the People Power Monument in Quezon City for the Trillion Peso March on Sept. 21. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMAN In earlier surveys, nearly three-fourths of Filipinos in ...

Families forced into evacuation centers face congested conditions that heighten the risk of disease outbreaks, exacerbate ...

MANILA - In teeming Manila, where poverty runs deep and millions lack adequate shelter, some of the living have found refuge among the dead. Laileah Cuetara’s shanty sits atop a pair of raised tombs ...

The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the central Philippines climbed past 100 on Wednesday as the devastating impact on ...