A SHARP drop in self-rated poverty has reopened an old but unresolved question for the Marcos administration: can the ...

Self-rated poverty in the country dropped to 37 percent in the last quarter of 2025 from 54 percent in the third quarter, ...

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

The Department of Agriculture (DA) attributed the sharp decline in food poverty in the last quarter of 2025 to the sustained ...

Manila:Food poverty in the Philippines fell sharply in the fourth quarter of 2025, signaling easing pressure on households as food access improved ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) linked the sharp decline in food poverty in the fourth quarter of 2025 to the expansion of government rice programs and other food supply ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — Fewer Filipinos considered themselves poor even as the hunger rate increased in the last quarter of ...