THE largest contributions to poverty in the Philippines come from deprivation in standards of living, followed by education and health, according to a report released by the United Nations Development ...
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ABOUT 3.9% of the Philippine population can be classified as suffering from “multidimensional” poverty, meaning poor in terms of living standards, education, and health, the United Nations Development ...
Living in the riverside village of Sipat in the Philippines, Josephine Dela Cruz watches the soil erode with every storm, haunted by the fear that one day the ground will wash ...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) recently gathered in Bohol for their 130th plenary assembly. At this gathering of more than 80 bishops, the CBCP elected Archbishop Gilbert ...
An official has called for a whole-of-government effort to optimize the workforce while demographic conditions are favorable.