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Gov’t anti-poverty programs need scaling up

If four out of 10 Filipino families in the country consider themselves “poor” based on the results of the latest Social Weather Stations survey, then it shows the Marcos Jr. administration’s plan to reduce poverty incidence from double-digit to single-digit level by 2028 faces enormous challenges. Conducted from March 21 to 25, the survey indicated that 46 percent or an estimated 12.9 million Filipino families rated themselves as “poor,” 23...

Examining US support for PH amid South China Sea tensions

"Failing to adequately bolster the Philippines’ defense capabilities sends a troubling message...

‘Site Blocking’ bill finally moves in Senate

"This rampant theft of intellectual property is threatening the creation of new...

UK researchers unveil face of 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman

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