The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealing that 55 percent of Filipino families—some 15.5 million households—consider themselves poor is a crucial alarm bell for the nation. This ...

Despite a modest drop in its poverty rate, Bukidnon remains among the poorest provinces in the Philippines, with 27 percent ...

Filipino rice farmers threaten mass protests, blaming massive rice imports and tariff cuts for plummeting prices that are ...

SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna (PIA) – The whole-of-government approach to eradicating poverty and hunger continues as national government agencies in CALABARZON reaffirm their commitment to the Enhanced ...

Too poor to afford school beyond fourth grade in the southern Philippines, 19-year-old Johnny Buyo walked away from home six months ago to join the communist rebellion - one of Asia's longest-running.

Cultural and religious norms, poverty and weak law enforcement continue to drive cases of child marriage in Sulu and ...

A study commissioned by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) identified cultural and religious norms, poverty, and weak enforcement of child protection laws as primary drivers ...

P rotests erupted across the Philippines and paralyzed the capital Manila on Sunday over a corruption scandal involving flood-control projects in a nation battered by storms and poverty.

Tawi, where one in six girls in the Philippines marries before 18, according to a Unicef CEFMU report. Despite the ...