I read Edicio De La Torre and other Filipino thinkers for wisdom on the long-term nature of fighting for change.

Conflict and instability are taking a devastating toll on the 39 economies afflicted by them, driving up extreme poverty ...

But according to research by a group of Filipino economists, “Political dynasties in the Philippines are exceptional in their ...

India News: India's extreme poverty dropped from 27.1% to 5.3% in a decade, even after World Bank raised its global poverty line. 270 million lifted out of poverty.

The World Bank has updated its global poverty lines. This latest revision uses 2021 purchasing power parities, as well as updated national poverty lines that better capture countries’ household ...

The decline in poverty incidence is a testament to the Marcos administration’s efforts in giving Filipinos a more comfortable ...

Reversing the increasing poverty rate, now at 45pc, requires political will and a strong policy focus.

The new SRP report has the counterpart poverty thresholds and poverty gaps for food-poverty for each area. For the Philippines as a whole, the median monthly food threshold is P6,000 and the median ...

In every corner of the Philippines, you’ll meet hardworking people who wake up before sunrise, commute for hours, work long shifts, then do it all again the next day – just to survive.

MANILA, Philippines (First published on May 30, 5:50 p.m.) — Disbarred lawyer Larry Gadon was paid P4.67 million as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s adviser on poverty alleviation last year ...