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Manila's 'significant' gains vs poverty must translate to inclusive growth: IMF

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 03:26 PM

Manila must ensure that poverty alleviation efforts are "targeted" rather than depending on effects of social programs to "naturally go down," said Changyong Rhee, director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department. Read more »

Duterte forms inter-agency task force to end hunger

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 11:16 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the creation of an inter-agency task force to address hunger as well as the formulation of a National Food Policy to meet the Philippines’ goal to end starvation by 2030. Read more »

As PH welcomes 2020, Duterte admin says ‘the best is yet to come’

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 02 11:36 PM

The best is yet to come for the Philippines in the remaining years of President Duterte’s administration, Malacañang said Thursday. Read more »

Forever hopeful for 2020

Editorial cartoon by Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 01 01:52 AM

Such is the world view of the Filipino, ever so hopeful despite facing so many problems. Read more »

Double burden of obesity, undernourishment stalks world: report

Mariëtte Le Roux, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 16 08:15 AM

This "double burden of malnutrition", or DBM, affects more than a third of some 130 countries classed as low-and middle-income, the report in the medical journal said.   Read more »

World Bank fund for poor countries gets record boost

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 14 02:23 AM

A key World Bank fund dedicated to lifting countries out of poverty has received a record $82 billion in funding and pledges for the next three years, its president said Friday. Read more »

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 »

'Basic, no frills': What can family of 5 eat with P10,727 per month

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 01:34 PM

Of the P10,727 that is needed by a family of 5 to meet food and non-food items, P7,528 needs to be set aside for food, according to government computations. The budget has room for one snack daily, she said. Read more »

PH gov't set to review poverty reduction targets

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 11:14 PM

But not everyone is impressed by the latest data. 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 »

Gov't data: Millions of Filipinos lifted out of poverty in 2018 | Dissecting Data

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 08:07 PM

Millions of Filipinos were lifted out of poverty in 2018, based on latest government data. Bruce Rodriguez drills down the numbers.   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 »

Poor nations pay price as millions flee 'climate chaos', Oxfam says

Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Dec 02 08:20 AM

Fiercer weather and worsening wildfires drove more than 20 million people from their homes over the last decade - a problem set to worsen unless leaders act swiftly to head off surging climate threats, anti-poverty charity Oxfam said on Monday.  Read more »

Poverty fueling online sexual exploitation of Filipino children: NGO coalition

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 04:50 PM

The group cited data showing over 600,000 tips of images and videos of naked, sexualized and abused Filipino children received by the Department of Justice in 2018.  Read more »

Ignoring peril, Yolanda survivors rebuild homes on sites of ruin

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 03:58 PM

Living in resettlement homes presents new hardships for survivors of Yolanda, one of the world's most powerful and deadliest storms. Read more »

Yolanda's Eatery, Haiyan Hotel: Businesses flourish from monster storm's ruins

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 06 08:42 AM

For survivors of one of the world's strongest and deadliest typhoons, embracing their tragic past helped them get back on their feet. Read more »

Fewer Filipinos go hungry in July-Sept: SWS

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 01:25 PM

Fewer Filipinos experienced involuntary hunger from July to September compared to the previous quarter, according to a survey released by the Social Weather Stations on Wednesday.  Read more »

Fewer Filipinos consider themselves poor: SWS

ABS-CBN News
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 »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 18, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 12:28 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Fire leaves hundreds homeless in Navotas

Vincent Go, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 11:22 AM

Residents sift thru the remains in the aftermath of a fire that hit the slum community beside Market 3, Barangay North Boulevard Bay North (NBBN), Navotas City. Read more »