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Self-rated poverty drops to record low in Q4 2025

The proportion of Filipino families who consider themselves poor dramatically decreased to 37%, or an estimated 9.8 million families, in the fourth quarter of...

DAR to farmers: Shun politics, help gov’t fight hunger

AGRARIAN Reform Secretary Conrado Estrella III appealed to farmer-beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program to stay away from politics and instead focus on...

Dragon at Dinner

This is an AI-generated cartoon with the prompt: ‘Horizontal editorial cartoon in pen-and-ink style with bold outlines and dense cross-hatching. A stormy sea forms...

DSWD cites ‘Walang Gutom’ gains as program expands

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Wednesday reported significant improvements in reducing hunger among families enrolled in its flagship “Walang Gutom”...

ADB approves $400-million loan to help the Philippines fight food insecurity

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Tuesday it approved a $400-million loan to the Philippines to help reduce hunger, food insecurity and poor nutrition...

DOT supports President Marcos’ job push after SONA

The Department of Tourism backs President Marcos Jr.'s call to generate quality jobs, citing tourism's growing role in national employment and economic upliftment, with...

Food poor

“What happens when the exportable volume of rice in the world market gets thinner?” The decimals may change each quarter, but the reality is bad...

Hunger among Filipinos rises slightly

A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed that Filipino families who experienced involuntary hunger rose slightly to 20 percent toward the end of April 2025. The...

DSWD program helped reduce hunger—SWS

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Walang Gutom Program (WGP) is on the right track with its goal of reducing hunger among program...

Number of hungry Pinoys rose sharply, says SWS survey

The proportion of poor Filipino families who experienced total hunger saw a sharp increase from 26.4% in February to 35.6% in March 2025, according...

Brosas seeks economic relief in response to rising hunger

Gabriela party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas on Sunday called for urgent economic relief measures in response to the alarming rise in hunger rates across the...

Politically bankrupt

“Am I asking for the impossible?” The Philippines faces multifarious problems of poverty, joblessness and hunger. Because the country is prone to calamities and disasters,...

Much poverty after 78 years of independence

“This unacceptable state of affairs should not be existing after 78 years of our stewardship of our nation’s affairs.” There is much disquieting and sad...
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