MANILA, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The Philippines' poverty rate dropped to 22.4% or 25.24 million people in the first half of 2023, the government's statistics agency said on Friday, from 23.7% in the same ...

By Knut OstbyResident Representative ad interim,and Mohamed Shahudh,Economist Recent events in the Philippines illustrate ...

Youths are pictured at at a slum area in Baseco, Tondo city, metro Manila MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' poverty rate dropped to 15.5% last year from 18.1% in 2021, with rising food prices ...

Achieving a peaceful and orderly situation in the Bicol region relies on eradicating extreme poverty, rather than solely on law enforcement and anti-crime operations, the newly-appointed chair of the ...

Pope Francis on Friday demanded leaders in the Philippines end "scandalous social inequalities", hitting out at corruption in a nation where tens of millions of Catholics endure brutal poverty. The ...

MANILA—The percentage of people living below the poverty line in the Philippines has narrowed only slightly, despite robust growth of the Philippine economy over the last few years, according to the ...

LAS VEGAS—For the first time since I've known him, I can now picture Manny Pacquiao as the future resident of Malacanang Palace. Really, I mean it. With a mixture of the usual prefight boxing hype and ...

The Philippines is considered the world’s leading supplier of abaca, meeting 90 percent of global demand. Abaca or Manila hemp is versatile and has a number of uses, according to a report from the ...

Philippine authorities Monday detained seven suspects and several more were being sought in a major corruption scandal ...

Philippine authorities have detained seven suspects and several more were being sought in a major corruption scandal involving flood control projects.

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' poverty rate dropped to 15.5% last year from 18.1% in 2021, with rising food prices limiting the reduction in the number of poor, the government's statistics agency ...