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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 »

US trio wins Nobel Economics Prize for work on poverty

Johannes Ledel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 15 09:24 AM

A trio of Americans on Monday won the Nobel Economics Prize for their work in the fight against poverty, including Esther Duflo, the youngest-ever economics laureate and only the second woman to win the prize. Read more »

Poverty researchers win Nobel Economics Prize

Johannes Ledel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 14 08:00 PM

A trio of American economists on Monday won the Nobel Economics Prize for their work in the fight against poverty, including novel initiatives in education and healthcare, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said. Read more »

VIRAL: Bata, 3 araw absent dahil walang makain

Angelo Andrade, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 11 08:10 PM

Nakalagay sa excuse letter na umabsent ang estudyante, dahil wala silang bigas na masaing matapos di makapagmaneho ng tricycle ang kaniyang ama. Read more »

'Maraming mahirap na Pinoy nagkakasakit dahil di masustansiya ang pagkain'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 13 09:43 PM

Pinaiigting ng Department of Health ang kampanya para maisulong ang malusog na pamumuhay, partikular sa mahihirap.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 18, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 01:09 AM

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

Father's Joy

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 03:43 PM

A man kisses his daughter as she arrives home from school in Vitas, Tondo in Manila on Wednesday. Read more »

Villagers swap trash for rice in fight against plastics in Muntinlupa

Reuters
Posted at Sep 12 07:50 PM

A barangay in Muntinlupa City is trying to tackle the scourge of plastic waste by offering rice to residents in exchange for their trash. Read more »

'Mga naniniwalang sila ay mahirap tumaas ng 7 porsiyento noong Q2'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 09:14 PM

Ibinida ni Pangulong Duterte sa kaniyang State of the Nation Address ang pagbaba ng poverty incidence sa bansa. Read more »

Cory foundation closes shop

Gerry Lirio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 08:16 PM

The foundation former President Corazon Aquino put up 12 years ago to help the poor start their own enterprise is folding up for lack of financial support. Read more »

Duterte recognizes rising number of poor Pinoys: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 05:38 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte recognizes the increasing number of poor Filipinos following the latest Social Weather Stations survey, Malacañang said Tuesday. Read more »

More families go hungry in April-June: SWS

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 22 02:25 PM

More poor families experienced hunger in the past 3 months, according to a survey released by the Social Weather Stations on Monday, hours before President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his annual report to the nation.  Read more »

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

ABS-CBN News
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 »

Duterte signs law on community-based poverty analysis

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 11:00 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law forming a community-based monitoring system that aims to improve poverty analysis in the country. Read more »

From Marcos to Duterte: An ever-changing Philippine population policy

Isay Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 11:59 PM

Official surveys say that on average, Filipino women only want 2 children. Many families, however, have more than that. Read more »