MANILA, Philippines — Filipino families say they now need at least P12,000 monthly to stay out of poverty, with those in Metro Manila placing the threshold even higher at P20,000, the latest Social ...

The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealing that 55 percent of Filipino families—some 15.5 million households—consider themselves poor is a crucial alarm bell for the nation. This ...

Child labor continues to persist within the fishing and aquaculture sectors primarily due to poverty, a practice the ...

Rice prices have soared in the Philippines in recent months. The dietary staple, which accounts for over 20 percent of the food budget of poor families, has become increasingly unaffordable. Ronnel ...

The National Anti-Poverty Commission’s Formal Labor and Migrant Workers Sectoral Council (NAPC-FLMWSC) has underscored the ...

MANILA -- Maria Susana Espinoza wanted only two children. But it was not until after the birth of her fourth child in six years that she learned any details about birth control. "I knew it existed, ...

The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), together with the City Government of Davao and other national agencies, held a wreath-laying ceremony on Friday, October 17, 2025 at Leon Garcia Sr.

MANILA -- The blaze raced through flimsy shanties in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the Philippine capital, fanned by the salty seafront breeze, Nally Elariog recalled. Within hours, she and ...

More than 200 people have been arrested following clashes between police and masked protesters at an anticorruption ...

MANILA, June 6, 2024 — Maintaining peace, supported by increasing farm profitability, diversifying income sources, enhancing access to basic social services, upgrading infrastructure, will accelerate ...