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 ...

Energy experts, practitioners and officials, and civil society, youth, women, and workers’ groups have come together for a two-day conference in Makati City to revisit and refine strategies so that 35 ...

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

The Philippines, known for its resilience and warmth, faces a pressing issue: hunger and malnutrition. To combat this ...

In 25 years, the Philippines suffered massive declines on three fronts: 1) in the output and growth rate of agriculture, once the economy’s mainstay and biggest employer; 2) in economic growth, down ...

Over 60 percent of regions in the country have been declared “drug cleared” and over 40 percent are now “drug-free,” the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The biggest threats to the Philippines in the next two years are an economic downturn and poverty, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). The Global Risks Report 2025 ...

The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is an important program for the government’s bid to bring down poverty rates in ...

In 2022, the World Risk Index ranked the Philippines as the country with the highest disaster risk. What’s more, widespread poverty is a major obstacle to children reaching their full potential; girls ...

Philippines has secured a P1-billion (€16.5-million) grant from the European Union to support reforms aimed at enhancing the ...