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Spending to help MSMEs

Dexter Jordan L. Yu
Posted at Sep 16 12:07 AM

We should redefine 'government aid' as not a bailout, but as an entitlement we can avail of when we need it, much like an insurance payout given after years of paying premiums. Read more »

Why Lyca Gairanod sold the house she won in 'Voice Kids'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 02:38 AM

Lyca Gairanod is back in the same fishing community where she grew up in, seven years after becoming the first grand winner of "The Voice Kids". Read more »

Robredo hopes next VP will continue her programs for the poor

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 09:25 PM

With less than a year in office, Vice President Leni Robredo hopes that her successor will continue her pet project Angat Buhay which assists poor Filipinos in Metro Manila and far-flung provinces.   Read more »

4.2 million Filipinos went hungry in last 3 months: SWS

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 12:02 PM

Around 4.2 million Filipino families experienced hunger due to lack of food at least once in the past 3 months, according to an opinion poll that the Social Weather Stations released on Monday.  Read more »

Debt could trap low-income nations in poverty, says report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 24 06:58 AM

Euler Hermes said that, while the international community was likely to help countries facing difficulties, no overall debt resolution mechanism was likely to emerge. Read more »

1 sa 3 batang Pinoy edad 5 pababa kulang sa nutrisyon: pag-aaral

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 08:59 PM

Ayon sa National Nutrition Council, tumaas din ang bilang ng mga pamilyang Pilipino na nakaranas ng gutom noong nakaraang taon, epekto ng pandemya.  Read more »

100 million more workers plunged into poverty during pandemic, says UN

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 03 01:50 AM

COVID-19 "has not just been a public health crisis, it's also been an employment and human crisis", the International Labour Organization chief says. Read more »

If not now, when? COVID-19 spurs global push to tackle wealth gap

Dhara Ranasinghe, Reuters
Posted at May 26 09:24 PM

Governments worldwide, facing strong evidence that fallout from COVID-19 has widened wealth gaps as well as wrecking economies, have expanded social safety nets and in some cases begun exploring bolder ways of tackling the imbalances.   Read more »

Pandemic drove 230 million Indians into poverty: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 06 11:57 PM

MUMBAI - Around 230 million Indians fell into poverty due to the pandemic last year with young people and women the hardest hit, and the current second wave threatens to make matters even worse, a new study has said. Read more »

Ekonomiya bumagal, bilang ng mahihirap tumaas dahil sa mahigpit na lockdown: ADB

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 08:53 PM

Nagbunga ang mahigpit na quarantine ng mabagal na ekonomiya at mas maraming mahihirap, ayon sa ADB. Read more »

Pandemic 'clearly' worsened PH poverty in 2020: ADB official

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 03:06 PM

Poverty in the Philippines worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will remain high this year, an official of the Asian Development Bank said Wednesday. Read more »

Tencent pledges $7.7 billion to support China poverty, environment initiatives

Reuters
Posted at Apr 20 09:07 AM

Chinese tech giant Tencent on Monday pledged to invest 50 billion yuan ($7.68 billion) in environmental and social initiatives, a move that comes as China's internet heavyweights come under intense scrutiny from antitrust regulators. Read more »

Connected women are key to pandemic recovery in the Philippines

Beth Ann Lim, director for APAC Policy Programs and Government Outreach, Facebook
Posted at Mar 11 06:56 PM

Women represent half the world’s population and half of its potential to grow, create opportunities and to overcome poverty.  Read more »

Cash injection urged to help poor fight COVID-19 during vaccine wait

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Updated as of Feb 07 04:34 PM

LONDON - More than 80 percent of people in some developing countries have lost income due to COVID-19, economists said on Friday, warning that soaring poverty could hamper efforts to control the disease in nations where mass inoculation may be a long way off. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 5, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 04:04 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Poor pandemic response for the poor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 01:44 PM

The group scored the Duterte administration for failing to address the economic concerns of the poorest sectors of the country, specially at the time of the coronavirus pandemic.  Read more »

Inflation slowing down, BSP likely to cut rates anew by 25 bps: economist

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 04:48 PM

The Bangko Sentral will likely its policy rate again by at least 25 basis points to help the national government's infrastructure program and boost the economy amid the continuing impact of the pandemic, an economist said Tuesday.   Read more »

Young man’s death sheds light on life of China’s poor, and prompts an outpouring of sympathy – and questions

Qin Chen, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Jan 30 07:19 AM

A 22-year-old video gamer is dead and his friend, and commenters online, want to know how China failed him. Known as Mocha, he left haunting posts online showing his worsening health, descent into poverty and growing hunger. Chinese have rallied to him in death. Read more »

Reddit users say GameStop rocket is revenge of the masses

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 29 04:49 PM

For some Reddit users, GameStop's dizzying rocket ride on Wall Street is a case of the masses rebelling against one-percenters hoarding the world's wealth.   Read more »

Ilang residente namalimos ng pang-Media Noche dahil sa pandemya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 31 08:32 PM

Namamalimos ang ilan ng panghanda sana sa kanilang Media Noche.    Read more »