Poverty - Matches

MANILA, Philippines – On a humid Tuesday afternoon, 51-year-old Marites Gutierrez chops up a mix of eggplants, squash, and string beans which sh..

At least 36.9% of senior citizens in the country did not have a pension in 2020, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies has reported. Accor..

The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) is getting flak for its apparent inability to solve widespread poverty, which is quite weird because it ..

AFTER 13 years of receiving cash grants, about 90 percent of the active beneficiaries of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4..

AFTER 13 years of receiving cash grants, about 90 percent of the active beneficiaries of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4..

SEN. Joseph Victor Ejercito and other senators moved at a Finance subcommittee hearing Wednesday to thoroughly “evaluate” the P194.63-bill..

Senator Risa Hontiveros is seeking a joint congressional oversight committee to evaluate the need for the continuous implementation of the Pantawid Pa..

Since 2011, the government, through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), has been implementing the Social Pension (SocPen) Program..

This piece concerns the sizes of classes in society that differ vertically, like the “lower class,” “middle class,” and &ldquo..

DESPITE significant progress in attaining food security, the government still needs to address challenges in the agriculture sector to ensure this goa..

The Philippine private pension system has serious flaws that need to be fixed. It is not portable, not funded, not adequate, not actuarially fair, not..

THE pandemic was not the “great equalizer” that many believed it to be, as it hurt the poor more and exacerbated existing inequalities in ..

Noong isang araw, nagsagawa ako ng workshop hinggil sa macroeconomics para sa isang grupo ng young leaders and influencers. Bilang panimula ay nagbiga..

This study aims to understand the nuances and dynamics in the labor market outcomes of 4Ps beneficiaries. The 4Ps or Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Progr..

Hearing those tales of some Mangyan servants of God was more than heartbreaking. Their children had to trek for three hours each way to reach school t..