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Global goal to end poverty by 2030 unlikely to be met, World Bank says

Sonia Elks, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Sep 19 10:14 PM

The number of people living on less than $1.90 a day has fallen to record low of about 655 million - or 9 percent of the world's population - but a global target of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is unlikely to be met, the World Bank said on Wednesday. Read more »

OPINION: Who’s leading the pack in ASEAN?

Karim Raslan -- Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Sep 14 11:21 PM

Sadly, the Philippines with its clapped-out infrastructure, expensive energy and notorious bureaucracy remains the outlier.  Read more »

Akyat ng presyo ng bilihin, pinakamataas nitong Agosto

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 05 09:44 PM

Umarangkada sa 6.4 porsiyento ang bilis ng pagtaas ng presyo ng mga bilihin at serbisyo o 'yung tinatawag na inflation para sa buwan ng Agosto.  Read more »

A Venezuelan family's desperate journey

Rodrigo Almonacid, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 30 12:47 AM

On foot, by bus, on the backs of juddering trucks, like tens of thousands of others they slogged for days along the Pan-American highway through Colombia and Ecuador.  Read more »

Average Pinoy family spends almost half of funds on food: study

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 08:26 PM

MANILA - The average Filipino family spends nearly half of its monthly resources on food, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. Read more »

Palace regrets Liza Maza's resignation

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 02:04 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Monday said it regrets the decision of Liza Maza to quit her post as National Anti-Poverty Commission chief. Read more »

Liza Maza resigns from NAPC

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 05:22 PM

National Anti-Poverty Commission Secretary Liza Maza on Monday said she has submitted her letter of resignation to President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Left with no other choice

Basilio H. Sepe, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 06:20 PM

A mother takes care of her child at their railside home under a bridge in Manila on Friday. Read more »

Poorest Filipinos suffer most from inflation: study

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 05:51 PM

The poorest 30 percent of the population suffer the most from rising prices of goods particularly food items such as rice, the dean of the University of the Philippines School of Statistics said Thursday.  Read more »

Gaza fisherman battles poverty with plastic bottle boat

Adel Zaanoun, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 16 08:29 AM

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories - With hundreds of empty plastic bottles collected from the shores of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, fisherman Muath Abu Zeid has turned litter into a floating source of income.  Read more »

Mga magsasaka, may takot sa pag-aangkat ng bigas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 08:20 PM

Hiling ng mga magsasaka ang pag-unawa ng mga konsumer at sa ganitong panahon na lamang daw sila kumikita. Read more »

Food Diplomacy: EU and Sweden

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 09 05:01 PM

Annalisa Burgos takes a look at two events that celebrate the Philippines' ties to the EU and Sweden: one showcasing European and Filipino musicians and another celebrating Swedish National Day. Read more »

Nollywood talks and home-cooked meals with the Nigerian ambassador

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 07 03:59 PM

Annalisa Burgos and Nigeria's Ambassador to the Philippines talk about the challenges of poverty and terrorism, oil, agriculture, Nollywood, and more. Read more »

The state of financial inclusion (or exclusion) in PH

Text by Art Fuentes; Infographic by Pamela Ramos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 03 04:08 PM

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) financial inclusion survey, conducted every 2 years, shows again how excluded a big majority of Filipino adults are from the financial system. But the BSP is urging banks to do something it.  Read more »

Palace tells Liza Maza to surrender

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 12:17 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday urged National Anti-Poverty Commission Secretary Liza Maza to surrender to authorities after a court ordered their arrest in connection with a double murder charge that it assailed about a decade ago. Read more »

Satur Ocampo, pinabulaanan ang paratang na 'double murder'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 11:25 PM

Sa eksklusibong panayam, pinabulaanan ni Satur Ocampo ang paratang na may kinalaman sila sa pagpatay sa dalawang lalaki na taga-Nueva Ecija. Read more »

Where now for Venezuela with 1,000,000% inflation?

Alexander Martinez and Esteban Rojas, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 26 03:20 PM

INFLATION HITS ONE MILLION PERCENT: Whether it sparks a social revolution or forces the government to open up the economy, one thing for sure is that Venezuela's projected one million percent inflation will heap more misery on an already suffering population. Read more »

ALAMIN: Mga isyung nais matalakay ng Pinoy sa SONA 2018

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 12:33 PM

Sa survey na ipinalabas ng Pulse Asia, pinapili ang mga respondent noong Hunyo ng tatlong isyu mula sa sampung usapin na nais ng mga ito na bigyang-diin sa SONA. Read more »

OPINION: What the Filipino people ought to hear from the President

Jose Galang — Your Business
Posted at Jul 23 12:59 AM

The Filipino people deserve more than cuss words and grandiose plans that will entail more taxes. Read more »

Bilang ng mga pamilyang Pinoy na nagsabing mahirap sila, tumaas: SWS

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 10:58 PM

Tumaas ang bilang ng mga pamilyang Pinoy na nagsabing mahirap sila, ayon sa survey ng Social Weather Stations. Read more »