Despite being known as one of the more developed provinces in Region 4A or CALABARZON, data from the Philippine Statistics ...

THE Philippines will likely grow by nearly 6 percent in the second quarter of 2024 on the back of better employment, exports and manufacturing output, among others, according to Socioeconomic Planning ...

Unemployment and poverty remain two of the most pressing socio-economic challenges in the country, deeply intertwined and mutually reinforcing. While the country’s unemployment rate stood at 3.1 ...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is a human development ...

I need to half-digress from mainstream politics and the elections—only half, because my greatest concern is the dire learning poverty of our public-school students, which is not entirely apolitical.

Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released in January 2025 showed that the number of poor families in Batangas grew by 7,200—from 32,300 in 2021 to 39,500 in 2023. The poverty ...

The increase in fares for the Light Rail Transit 1 (LRT 1) service is one more reason for President Marcos to certify as ...

As the Philippines marked the 27th anniversary of Republic Act 8550, or the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998, on February 17, 1998, municipal fishers are in a quandary about their future with the ...

For these youth leaders, the call for an expanded Freedom of Information bill shows the youth’s role in pushing for good ...