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 ...

Jose Toribio, a taxi driver in Manila, is up at five in the morning. He makes his cup of coffee and eats some pandesal, or salt bread, known as the “poor man’s bread” for being a cheap staple in the ...

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

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 ...

Some Filipinos in Manila have have sought shelter in public graveyards Many say have permission to live in the graveyards in exchange for keeping them clean Poverty in Manila runs deep and millions ...

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 ...

More than 19 per cent of children worldwide live in extreme poverty, surviving on under $3 a day, according to a new UNICEF report. Nearly 90 per cent of those children are in Sub-Saharan Africa and ...

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

More Filipinos are poorer today compared to 2018, according to the latest official data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Citing its Family Income and Expenditure Survey, the PSA ...

In teeming Manila, where poverty runs deep and millions lack adequate shelter, some of the living have found refuge among the dead. Laileah Cuetara's shanty sits atop a pair of raised tombs inside the ...