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Gov't poised to beat poverty reduction target: Pernia

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 11 02:06 PM

The government can lift more people out of poverty by the end of President Rodrigo Duterte's term than previously targeted, one of his economic managers said Wednesday. Read more »

Poverty incidence declines in 3 years

Infographic by Jayvery Lorenzana, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 10:29 PM

Poverty incidence, which measures the number of Filipinos who don't have enough for basic food and non-food needs, declined in 2018 from three years prior. Read more »

Fewer poor Filipino individuals, families in 2018: official data

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 10:51 AM

Among individuals, poverty incidence fell to 16.6 percent in 2018 from 23.3 percent in 2015. This means 166 out of every 1,000 Filipinos belong to poor families whose incomes are not enough for basic needs, National Statistician Claire Dennis Mapa said. Read more »

Annual walk to fund children's schooling slated Nov. 17

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 08:23 PM

The walk is guided by a mission to help the underprivileged to continue and finish their education. Read more »

Fewer Filipinos consider themselves poor: SWS

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Posted at Oct 21 05:05 PM

Fewer Filipinos considered themselves poor as of September, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Monday showed. Read more »

In Asia's booming cities, including Manila, urban planners urged to include the poor

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 16 05:30 PM

From Bangkok to Manila, as Asian cities strive to become more modern, street vendors and hawkers are viewed increasingly as a hindrance to city planning and are being evicted from pavements. Read more »

Villar still richest, Go among poorest in Senate in 2019

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 16 02:16 AM

MANILA (UPDATE)—Sen. Cynthia Villar remains the richest member of the Senate in 2019, based on senators' latest statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs). Read more »

Dating opisyal ng urban poor commission patay sa ambush sa QC

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Posted at Sep 28 07:10 PM

Kinilala ang biktima na si Abdulrashid Ladayao Sr., 53, at dating executive assistant sa PCUP. Read more »

Grab naghahanap ng 10,000 drivers, riders

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Updated as of Aug 18 05:57 PM

Nasa 10,000 trabaho ang alok ng ride-hailing firm na Grab sa mga nais maging driver at rider. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 26, 2019

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Posted at Jul 27 12:01 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Change is coming

Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 02:49 PM

Informal dwellers at the NIA Road in Quezon City salvage what's left of their belongings after their shanties were demolished during clearing operations. Read more »

36 pct of Filipinos say their lives improved, optimism on quality of life, economy lower but still ‘excellent': SWS

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Posted at Jul 25 06:32 PM

Some 36 percent of adult Filipinos said their lives have improved in the last 12 months while 22 percent said it worsened, a Social Weather Stations survey released Thursday showed. Read more »

SWS: More families consider themselves to be poor in Q2 after a 3-quarter decline

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Updated as of Jul 22 08:09 AM

The number of Filipinos who consider themselves to be poor rose in the second quarter of 2019 after dipping for the past 3 quarters, an SWS survey showed. Read more »

Budget constraints, limited power mark Robredo's vice presidency

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Posted at Jul 17 01:44 AM

Three years into her term of office, Vice President Leni Robredo pushes ahead with her pro-poor programs even as her role as opposition leader stripped her of an official budget and drained her of political capital. Read more »

'Libreng dialysis para sa mahihirap pasok sa Universal Health Care'

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Posted at May 31 08:42 PM

Pasok pa rin sa Universal Health Care law ang libreng dialysis ng lahat ng kidney patients, ayon sa isa sa mga lumagda ng batas. Read more »

Duterte signs law that aims to help uplift poor

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 05:30 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure that aims to provide mechanisms so that poor Filipinos can fully meet their basic needs. Read more »