A UNDP and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative report revealed that 3.9% of Filipinos—or 4.47 million people—are ...
A UNDP and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative report revealed that 3.9% of Filipinos—or 4.47 million people—are “multidimensionally poor,” with the largest deprivations coming from ...
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 ...
A STUDY by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) found that 80 percent of people experiencing multidimensional poverty are also ...
Pope Leo XIV's first apostolic exhortation, Dilexi Te, is a powerful call for solidarity with the poor, posing a direct ...
Influenza, leptospirosis, and dengue are expected to worsen in the Philippines with the onset of La Niña later this year.
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Mixed thoughts and emotions

The title reflects my state of mind and probably the same for a hundred million Filipinos who don’t know what to make of our dark tales of corruption, abuse of power in the face of our spiritual or ...
In a country where cries for justice often get lost in the noise of political games, the parable of the persistent widow in Sunday’s Gospel from Luke 18:1-8 ser ...
From the Andes to the Himalayas, a new wave of protests is unfolding across the world, driven by generational discontent ...
Nearly 80 percent of the world’s poorest, or about 900 million people, are directly exposed to climate hazards exacerbated by global warming, bearing a “double and deeply unequal burden,” the United ...
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We are the 'new poor'

Hi sir Cito. May I call you?” I knew the sender and he is one of those people who seldom calls unless it’s important or ...