Bawas plastik, dagdag ganda: Mga makukulay na likha ng mga lola, patok na negosyo Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 15 06:51 PM Ilang mga kababaihan mula Taguig at Maynila ang kumikita sa pamamagitan ng paggawa ng mga fashion at home items sa mga recyclable materials. Read more »
PH gov't to assist poor LGUs in coronavirus vaccination Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jan 11 10:01 PM The national government will provide support to poor localities in the implementation of its COVID-19 vaccination program across the country, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Monday. Read more »
WHO lists Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use ABS-CBN News and John Miller, ReutersPosted at Jan 01 11:27 AM The World Health Organization on Thursday listed Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, in a move seeking to speed access in the developing world. Read more »
THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 25, 2020 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Dec 26 02:39 AM Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »
With great power comes... ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Dec 25 03:51 PM Clad in Spiderman suit, Adones Oppus, a long-distance runner who works as a cook, distributes gifts and candies to homeless children along Roxas Boulevard in Manila Read more »
10.9 million Filipinos lost jobs, had lower incomes due to COVID-19 pandemic: ILO Nika Lazo and Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Dec 15 08:05 PM MANILA - Around 10.9 million Filipino workers lost their jobs and had lower incomes and working hours this year as the COVID-19 pandemic affected the economy, according to a labor report released Tuesday. Read more »
Only 16 percent of Filipino families say they are not poor: SWS Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Dec 14 08:07 PM Only 16 percent of Filipino families said they are not poor, a Social Weather Stations survey released Monday showed. Read more »
Pounded by pandemic 'storm', poor nations need climate finance more than ever Megan Rowling, Thomson Reuters FoundationPosted at Dec 10 06:59 AM BARCELONA - Many developing nations are under huge financial stress from the COVID-19 crisis, making it more important than ever that they receive the funding promised by rich nations to help them tackle climate change, said the head of the Green Climate Fund. Read more »
G20 dithers on poor countries debt time bomb Agence France-PressePosted at Nov 23 08:30 AM The G20 promised Sunday to tackle the explosive issue of developing-nation debt, but failed to stake out any clear action, infuriating campaigners warning of a looming crisis. Read more »
On World Toilet Day, LGUs urged to Intensify sanitation efforts to stem spread of diseases Job Manahan, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Nov 19 08:08 PM The DOH said some 50.3 million Filipinos or around 10 million families do not have access to safely managed sanitation services. Read more »
G20 to agree to debt freeze extension for poor nations, draft communique shows ReutersPosted at Oct 14 03:46 AM BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON - The G20 major economies will agree to extend a coronavirus debt service freeze for poor countries for at least six months beyond the end of 2020 and adopt a common approach to longer-term debt actions, a draft communique seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday. Read more »
Debt of poorest countries hit record $744 billion in 2019: World Bank Agence France-PressePosted at Oct 13 02:14 AM China is the largest creditor, seeing its share of debt owed to all G20 countries rise to 63 percent by the end of last year from 45 percent in 2013. Read more »
THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 12, 2020 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Oct 13 12:00 AM Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »
IMF approves aid for world's 28 poorest countries Agence France-PressePosted at Oct 06 02:46 PM The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved new emergency aid for 28 of the world's poorest countries to help them alleviate their debt and better cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »
Debt cancellation needed to help poorest countries: World Bank president Michael Nienaber, ReutersPosted at Oct 05 08:47 AM The COVID-19 pandemic could trigger a debt crisis in some countries, so investors must be ready for granting some form of relief that could also include debt cancellation, World Bank President David Malpass was quoted as saying on Sunday. Read more »
Who are identified rich, poor? Gov't shows income class brackets in PH Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Sep 17 04:09 PM MANILA - The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) on Thursday showed income class brackets in the country, which government uses to categorize families into social classes. Read more »
Pandemic seen to 'temporarily slow' government's gains in reducing poverty: NEDA ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Sep 11 03:35 PM The coronavirus pandemic may temporarily disrupt the gains achieved by the government in terms of poverty reduction, Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Chua said Friday. Read more »
Strongman regimes display weakness in COVID response, say analysts Françoise Kadri, Agence France-PressePosted at Sep 10 12:53 PM Posturing, repression and a distaste for facts: the world's strongman regimes have dealt with the COVID pandemic in much the same way they deal with everything else, analysts say. Read more »
Pope steps up call for poor country debt cancellation Agence France-PresseUpdated as of Sep 01 10:10 PM Pope Francis renewed a call on Tuesday for the cancellation of debt owed by poor countries in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, saying it was time for restorative justice. Read more »
Kadamay files charges vs Bulacan cops tagged in 'illegal' raid ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Aug 28 04:18 PM Urban poor group Kadamay on Friday filed several complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman against police officials in Pandi, Bulacan over alleged harassment. Read more »