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Marcos faces high expectations from Philippines poor

Andrew Beatty and Faith Brown, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 11 08:22 PM

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sailed to victory this week as a champion of the poor. Now they expect him to deliver. Read more »

North Korea taps white-collar workers to fight drought

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 05 10:41 AM

North Korea's white-collar workers have been deployed to farming areas across the country to help fight against drought, state media said. Read more »

UN: 40 million more faced acute hunger in 2021

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 04 07:02 PM

The number of people facing hunger rose to 193 million last year as conflict, climate change and economic crises ravaged livelihoods, the UN said. Read more »

Filipino artists seen to benefit from NFT art

Waren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 12:55 PM

Non-fungible tokens or NFTs could provide Filipino artists with a new tool to create, store and sell art wherever they are in the country, stakeholders and enthusiasts said. Read more »

Baclaran Church nagsagawa ng Panalangin ng Pagdadalamhati

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 05:50 PM

Nagsagawa ng panalangin ng pagdadalamhati ang Baclaran Church bilang pagdamay sa kamatayan ni Hesus. Read more »

Ukraine war fuels 'overlapping crises': World Bank

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 12 09:07 PM

The Russian war on Ukraine has set off a chain reaction in the global economy with rising energy and food prices that will worsen poverty and hunger. Read more »

Global report bares Filipino kids' poor learning skills

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 04 08:28 PM

Less than 15 percent of Filipino children can read a simple text at age 10, according to a recent UNICEF report. Read more »

COVID sends 4.7-M more people into extreme poverty: ADB

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 16 11:01 AM

t least 4.7 million people in Southeast Asia slipped into extreme poverty in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a study by the Asian Development Bank released Wednesday showed. Read more »

DOF seeks P33-B subsidy for 'bottom 50 pct' of PH families

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 16 02:19 PM

Dominguez said some 12 million poor households will benefit from this, each of which would get around P2,400 this year. Read more »

Viral photo changes Brazil trash-pickers' lives

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 15 08:24 AM

A holiday story that emerged from an unlikely place took a heartwarming turn when Gabriel Silva, a Brazilian boy photographed pulling a Christmas tree from a garbage dump, managed to help buy his family a house. Read more »

VP Leni Robredo reenacts historic march with Sumilao farmers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 06:39 PM

VP Leni Robredo, a public interest lawyer before joining politics, was part of Saligan, a group which helped the Sumilao farmers of Bukidnon reclaim their land. Read more »

Women live in fear and despair in South African hostel

Claire Doyen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 19 05:31 PM

In one of South Africa's roughest townships, an overcrowded and dilapidated housing complex has maintained one rule for decades: No men allowed. Read more »

Pacquiao: I know how it is to be poor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 01:37 PM

The retired Filipino boxing champion, whose rag-to-riches life story captured the imagination of fans around the world, said he is very different from past leaders. Read more »

FSCC says risks pose challenge to economy's return to pre-pandemic growth

Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 04:56 PM

The Philippine economy may have grown faster than anticipated in 2021 at 5.6 percent but there are risks that could pose challenges to this year's prospects, the Financial Stability Coordination Council (FSCC) said Wednesday. Read more »

Cash support can change baby brain development: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 07:48 AM

Babies whose low-income mothers received significant monthly cash support had more brain activity associated with thinking and learning after one year, a study said Tuesday. Read more »

Trainer coaches the youth into making a difference

Meg Pio de Roda
Updated as of Jan 24 09:37 PM

Personal dreams are often noted for being invaluable and compelling, but their fragility often goes unregarded. Read more »

World Bank chief takes swipe at Microsoft gaming deal

David Lawder, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 07:15 AM

‘Is this the best allocation of capital?’ World Bank President David Malpass says of Microsoft's $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard. Read more »

Millionaires join non-profits in wealth tax appeal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 08:43 AM

A wealth tax on the world's richest people could raise at least $2.52 trillion per year, enough to fund COVID-19 vaccines for everyone and lift billions out of poverty, groups including non-profits and millionaires said Wednesday. Read more »

Super-rich thrive as COVID-19 pushes millions into poverty

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 18 09:16 PM

The 10 richest people have boosted their fortunes by $15,000 a second or $1.3 billion a day while more than 160 million people were pushed into poverty during the pandemic. Read more »

PH family of 5 needs P12,082 to cover basic needs: PSA

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 10:36 AM

A Filipino family of 5 needs P12,082 per month to cover basic food and non-food needs in the first semester of 2021, data from the state statistics bureau released Friday showed. Read more »