A STUDY by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) found that 80 percent of people experiencing multidimensional poverty are also ...

THE largest contributions to poverty in the Philippines come from deprivation in standards of living, followed by education and health, according to a report released by the United Nations Development ...

Most of the Filipinos who work overseas head to the Middle East. Duhapa's eldest sister, Loriza, worked as a domestic helper ...

From 20 to 24 October, the 18th edition of the Mspc is taking place in Iligan City, under the theme ‘pilgrims of hope’. An ...

For hundreds of thousands of migrant workers like 32-year-old Duhapa, moving overseas to work is a painful decision. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A relative who had worked in the United States but decided to go back to Manila is living off her monthly social security pension. She couldn’t live off that pension in the United States. How she ...

A Senate finance subpanel deferred the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) budget after Chief Public Attorney Dr. Persida Acosta failed to attend the chamber’s hearing on ...

A coalition of Filipino American leaders has renewed its call for justice and humanitarian support for an estimated 50,000 ...

Business leaders are calling on the government to strengthen transparency, digital innovation and economic inclusivity through a set of four major policy ...

ABOUT 3.9% of the Philippine population can be classified as suffering from “multidimensional” poverty, meaning poor in terms ...