For every 1,000 people, only 0.5 hospital beds are available on average. This needs to be tripled to 1.5 beds, the Department ...

One of the most celebrated aspects of Kuyamis Fest is the street dancing, which has grown in prestige and quality over the ...

The nonprofit’s report is part of an effort to track the needs and circumstances of people living in dire economic straits. That includes people below the poverty line, but also those above the ...

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the 2025 national budget with a provision for the “conditional ...

The Makati City government’s program in social services, health care, and education have greatly improved the lives of its ...

Economic downturn, poverty and inequality and inflation are the major risks for the Philippines in 2025, according to the ...

This means that many people existed at subsistence levels where basic needs such as food, clean water and shelter were often ...

DESPITE the Marcos administration's penchant for tucking in various forms of "ayuda" for the poor in the annual budget, the ...

The World Bank's study highlights the transformative impact of financial inclusion in reducing poverty, empowering ...

I had no advance hint of last Thursday’s Inquirer headline, “SWS: Self-Rated Poverty at 63%, highest since ’03” (Inquirer.net ...

At a time when remittances often double the scale of official aid, it’s imperative to address systemic barriers – including ...