A new law in the Philippines to support those living in poverty has won the praise of Caritas Manila, a Catholic aid agency in the country. "We congratulate and support President Duterte 100% in his ...

Philippine Sociological Review, Vol. 21, No. 3/4, NATIONAL CONVENTION '73: Papers from the Philippine Sociological Society's National Convention 1973 (July–October 1973), pp. 215-221 (7 pages) A ...

An anti-poverty initiative of Manila Archdiocese is to expand its services to other countries especially where Filipinos live and work. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila announced the move during ...

Sachet of Colgate toothpaste is pictured amidst a garbage-filled shore on Freedom Island, Paranaque City MANILA (Reuters) - Armed with gloves, rubber boots and a rake, "Mangrove Warrior" Willer Gualva ...

MANILA, Philippines — Delegates attending an international conference in the Philippines capital may not see what they came to discuss: abject poverty. A makeshift, temporary wall has been erected ...

Driving around Manila, you can see a vast difference in life and socio-economic status. The Philippines is like a lot of third world countries where the rich are very rich and the poor are very poor ...

Tens of thousands of Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) members took to the streets of the Philippine capital Manila at the weekend as part of the church's ongoing anti-poverty campaign. Authorities ...

Cardinal Jose Advincula urged Filipinos to look to Mary as a guiding “star” amid corruption, poverty and national hardships.

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — Fifty-two percent or around 14.4 million Filipino families last March considered themselves poor, based on the results of the latest self-rated poverty survey of the Social ...

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 ...

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 ...