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Government's 'unrealistic' poverty statistics hit

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 13 03:07 PM

MANILA - A think tank and the head of a survey firm have slammed the latest Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) report which found that poverty incidence fell in the first half of 2018. Read more »

Poverty in the Philippines

Infographic by Pamela Ramos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 07:55 PM

Poverty incidence fell in the first semester of 2018 compared to 3 years ago. Here are other figures on poverty released on Wednesday.  Read more »

PH poverty incidence declines in first half of 2018

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 11:48 PM

The number of poor Filipinos dropped in the first half of 2018. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 10, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 11:46 PM

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

'Bilang ng mahihirap nabawasan sa unang 6 buwan ng 2018'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 08:39 PM

Base sa datos ng Philippine Statistics Authority, lumiit ang bahagi ng populasyon na itinuturing na mahirap.  Read more »

Dissecting Data: Poorest regions in the Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 10 04:43 PM

Measuring the number of poor Filipinos is vital in achieving the government's goal of lifting millions out of poverty. Read more »

Consumers help watchdog crush monopolies, break social divide

Joel Guinto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 04:17 PM

The Philippines' fight against monopolies is getting support from consumers, who have long been saddled with too few and expensive choices. Read more »

Poverty-wealth divide

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 02:53 PM

High-rise buildings emerge amid a community of informal settlers in this photo taken on Wednesday. Read more »

Poverty incidence drops in 2018, gov't on track to meet target: PSA

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 08:16 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Poverty incidence in the country fell to 16.1 percent from 22.2 percent in the same period in 2015, the Philippine Statistics Authority said Wednesday, hitting the government's target of lifting at least 1 million people from poverty annually. Read more »

Wala nang Pilipinong gutom, target ng gobyerno sa 2030

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 01:10 AM

Pagdating ng taong 2030, wala nang Pilipinong magugutom. Read more »

'Bilang ng mga mahihirap tataas pa sa paglobo ng populasyon'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 09:31 PM

Posibleng lumobo ng 2 milyon ang populasyon ng bansa kada taon, at nagbabanta itong magpalala ng kahirapan. Read more »

No end in sight as Philippines communist revolt marks 50th year

Ron Lopez, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 27 12:47 PM

Yet after decades of failed peace efforts there is no end to the killing in sight as the campaign marks its 50th year. Read more »

'We need to eat': Filipino boy shares struggle to feed his family

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 20 09:00 PM

Thirteen-year-old Reymark Cavesirano collects left over herring onboard a fishing boat anchored at the mouth of Manila Bay off Navotas City in suburban Manila. Read more »

Bilang ng mga babaeng di nakapagtapos ng pag-aaral tumaas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 09:57 PM

Naaalarma ang Department of Education sa mataas na bilang ng mga babae na hindi nakapagtapos ng pag-aaral. Read more »

Catriona Gray vows to continue giving back to her country

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 12:56 PM

MANILA - Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray vowed to continue to serve her country Tuesday as she visited a woman with whom she shares advocacies for the youth and the poor.    Read more »

'Few have too much': Pope condemns global food inequality

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Feb 15 08:25 PM

"Few have too much and many have little," said the 81-year-old Argentine pontiff. Read more »

Only 1 in 3 children have social protection vs poverty: Unicef, ILO

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 11:03 AM

Only 1 in 3 children across the world are covered by social protection that could help them escape poverty and its devastating effects, 2 United Nations agencies said Thursday. Read more »

Trump taps fierce World Bank critic to take its helm

Heather Scott, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 07 08:00 AM

President Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped a well-known World Bank critic to lead one of the world's primary development lending institutions. Read more »

World oil price hikes, 2nd excise tax seen driving inflation in January

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 08:25 PM

A BSP think-tank said fuel costs climbed this month due to higher world oil prices and the second tranche of TRAIN excise taxes on petroleum products.  Read more »

Palace credits easing inflation for self-rated poverty dip

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 11:24 AM

Malacañang on Sunday credited slowing inflation for a drop in the number of Filipinos who said they were poor in a survey.   Read more »