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World Bank hopes China will boost donation to fund for poorest countries

Andrea Shalal, Reuters
Posted at Oct 15 08:22 AM

World Bank President David Malpass said on Thursday that he hoped China would increase its donation to the International Development Association fund for the poorest countries. Read more »

Poor countries' debt rose 12 percent to record $860B in 2020: World Bank

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 09:04 AM

World Bank President David Malpass told reporters the bank's International Debt Statistics 2022 report showed a dramatic increase in the debt vulnerabilities facing low- and middle-income countries; he also urged for comprehensive efforts to help countries reach more sustainable debt levels. Read more »

Mga nakatira sa footbridge sa Muntinlupa, hinatiran ng tulong

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 03 07:08 PM

Kabilang sa hinatiran ng tulong ng ang mga pamilya sa Purok Uno, Lakas Bisig St. sa Muntinlupa City. Read more »

SSS, pinaka-inireklamong ahensya ng pamahalaan sa CSC

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 03:42 PM

Ang Social Security System (SSS) ang ahensya ng gobyerno na pinaka-inireklamo ng publiko ngayong taon at noong 2020. Read more »

Urban poor groups ask Robredo to run for president in 2022

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 02 04:08 PM

More than 15 urban poor groups in the country on Monday launched an umbrella organization called "Leni Urban Poor" to convince Vice President Leni Robredo to run as president in 2022. Read more »

Pandemic and politics leaves Hong Kong's poor languishing

Yan Zhao, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 21 05:59 PM

Squeezed into a tiny temporary apartment, Rainbow and her family struggle to make ends meet in Hong Kong, where the number of households in poverty has soared during recent political turmoil and the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Urban poor leader ’Nanay Mameng’ passes away

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 19 10:16 PM

Activist Carmen “Nanay Mameng” Deunida, the outspoken former leader of urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) who came in the public eye during the EDSA Dos, has passed away, her organization said Monday. Read more »

Poor sleep is really bad for your health. But we found exercise can offset some of these harms

The Conversation/Reuters
Posted at Jun 30 03:41 PM

People who did at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity exercise per week were to some extent protected against the detrimental health effects of poor sleep. Read more »

'Pinagkakakitaan lang': NHA may babala sa nagpaparenta sa gov't housing units

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 04:44 PM

Sabi ni NHA general manager Marcelino Escalada, itinutulak nila ang amyenda sa kanilang charter para i-disqualify at palitan ang sino mang mahuhuling pinagkakakitaan ang kanilang socialized housing unit. Read more »

COVAX secures additional $2.4 billion for COVID-19 shots for poor countries

Stephanie Nebehay and John Miller, Reuters
Posted at Jun 03 11:41 AM

Countries and private donors pledged nearly $2.4 billion on Wednesday to the COVAX vaccine-sharing plan, expanding efforts to make COVID-19 shots more available to people in poorer nations.   Read more »

COVAX: $2B more needed by June for poor countries’ vaccination program

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 28 05:31 AM

COVAX said it has already delivered 70 million vaccine doses to 126 countries, but faces a shortfall of 190 million at the end of June. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 17, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:24 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

BioNTech eyes COVID-19 vaccine for 12-15 year olds from June in EU

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 29 05:38 PM

Vaccinating children is seen as a crucial next step toward herd immunity and ending the pandemic.   Read more »

Poor leadership affecting Philippines' pandemic response, says community doctor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 15 01:03 PM

The Philippines is still struggling to stay on top of the COVID-19 crisis because of poor leadership and mixed messaging, a community doctor observed Thursday. Read more »

Teach a man how to fish

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 07:09 PM

The lockdown in Metro Manila and nearby provinces has thrown the most vulnerable sectors of the economy looking for other means of livelihood.  Read more »

Liza Soberano, umapela para sa mga kailangang magtrabaho sa gitna ng COVID-19 surge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 09:52 PM

Hindi ito ang unang beses na naglabas ng saloobin ang aktres sa isang mahalagang isyu.  Read more »

Rich, poor nations lock horns over bid to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents

Reuters
Posted at Mar 11 04:13 AM

GENEVA - A push to increase production of COVID-19 vaccines for poor nations hung in the balance at the World Trade Organization on Wednesday amid disagreement between richer and developing countries over the issue of patent rights. Read more »

More than 200 groups urge G20 to back IMF issuance to help poor countries in pandemic

Reuters
Posted at Feb 25 08:35 AM

In an open letter to the International Monetary Fund and G20 finance ministers, the groups said a new allocation of SDRs would boost the reserves of all countries and avoid pushing low- and middle-income countries further into debt distress. Read more »

Cash injection urged to help poor fight COVID-19 during vaccine wait

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Updated as of Feb 07 04:34 PM

LONDON - More than 80 percent of people in some developing countries have lost income due to COVID-19, economists said on Friday, warning that soaring poverty could hamper efforts to control the disease in nations where mass inoculation may be a long way off. Read more »

Dissecting Data: Surging pork prices push inflation to 2-year high; NCR, poor among worst hit

Warren de Guzman and Edson Guido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 11:39 PM

Philippine inflation hit a two-year high in January, at 4.2 percent, starting 2021 on a sour note for the economy. Read more »