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PBSP, ePLDT tap cloud technology to cut poverty

The Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), the country’s largest business-led NGO, is teaming up with PLDT Group’s ICT subsidiary, ePLDT, to use cloud...

Philippines revises development plan, aims for $5,000 GNI per capita by 2026

MANILA, Philippines--The government has recalibrated its national development roadmap with an updated plan that projects the country will achieve upper-middle-income status soon and its...

Hushed tones

"Let’s keep talking — without fear, judgment, or prejudice" MANY years ago, somebody I know made the painful decision to terminate a pregnancy because life...

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...

More Pinoys feel ‘food poor’, Mindanao ranks highest—OCTA

Filipinos’ self-rated poverty and hunger remained broadly stable nationwide, while food poverty rose to 43 percent from 35 percent in April this year, based...

Parrying off persistent poverty

QUITE a complex issue, poverty is in this country of 117 million people, despite periods of economic growth. Scholars say poverty persists due to a...

World Bank extends $700-million loan to boost Philippine community resilience

The World Bank is providing a $700-million loan to strengthen community resilience for 18 million households in the Philippines, the bank said Friday. The loan,...

Philippines nears upper-middle-income status, says Balisacan

The Philippines is on the cusp of achieving upper-middle-income status, according to Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan. Balisacan said the...

SHFC launches enhanced housing scheme, targets poor families

The Social Housing Finance Corp. (SHFC) has launched an enhanced version of its Community Mortgage Program (CMP) for a more responsive, inclusive and transformative...

DEPDev reaffirms inclusive growth target, set to release development plan midterm update

The Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDev) on Tuesday reiterated its commitment to ensuring inclusive and sustainable economic growth that benefits all Filipinos,...

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...

Middle-class Filipinos remain vulnerable to poverty—experts

Middle-income Filipinos are crucial to economic growth and national development but remain vulnerable to economic shocks and the risk of falling into poverty, experts...

Reforms in higher education eyed

LEYTE Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday sounded the alarm over mounting cases of student dropouts in public colleges and universities, urging urgent...

Over the Edge

This is an AI-generated cartoon with the prompt: Generate a political cartoon in horizontal format in traditional pen and ink with crosshatches and stippling...
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