An estimated 14.4 million Filipino families consider themselves poor in the first quarter of 2025, a new survey conducted by ...

AS we gear up for 2025 national and local elections, the pressing need to address the vulnerabilities of informal settlers — ...

MANILA, Philippines — Fifty-two percent or around 14.4 million Filipino families last March considered themselves poor, based on the results of the latest self-rated poverty survey of the Social ...

Scorching schools: How heat worsens conditions of poor students in ... to take caution as Manila’s heat index is expected to peak at 43°C on Tuesday. Other areas have also announced class ...

Trapped in a system dominated by landlords and middlemen, the poor rice farmers are ... notably in working-class areas was down to 39 percent in Metro Manila, 32 percent in the industrial region ...

The Philippines is set for the annual ritual of switching off lights known as Earth Hour tonight, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., with organizers raising awareness this year about protecting water ...