Poverty - Matches

The Philippines has made some progress in alleviating poverty. From a 49.2 percent poverty rate in 1985, it decreased to 18.1 percent in 2021. This is..

Nanawagan ang isang mambabatas sa gobyerno na palawakin ang Pantawid Pasada Program ng gobyerno upang mabigyan ng fuel subsidy, hindi lang a..

The world was making great strides towards improving income inequality until the Wuhan virus struck in 2020. Data from the World Bank show a remarkab..

Iminumungkahi ni AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee ang pag-amyenda sa Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) law, para gawing yearly ang pagre-re..

I am coining new terms for those belonging to the middle class and low income segments of Philippine society – glamorized poor. As an incoming ..

“A nation that can feed its own people is a nation more secure.” – President George W. Bush In 2014, the World Bank briefer asserte..

This paper explores the multidimensional nature of persons with disabilities’ lives with their families in Valenzuela City, Philippines. It expl..

MANILA, Philippines — Agri Rep. Wilbert Lee urged the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Saturday to expedite the process of..

AGRI party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee called on his colleagues in the House of Representatives, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), an..

MANILA, Philippines —  It is not easy to be a woman, much less a mother. The fact that you are a woman already puts you in a challenging po..

AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee is appealing to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to hasten the process for the increase of ..

MANILA, Philippines — Dahil sa mahal ng bilihin, dapat na umanong itaas ang halaga ng ayuda na ibinibigay sa mga Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Pro..

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to pilot test its food stamp program or the “Walang Gutom 2027,” for six mo..