THE NUMBER of families affected by monsoon rains continues to rise even as floodwater began to subside yesterday. The capital saw some sunshine for
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece by Benjamin E. Diokno from BusinessWorld. Is President Aquino for or against the Reproductive Health (RH) bill? Why c
Read MoreTHE AQUINO administration expects to spend at least P287.587 billion next year for priority projects aimed at spurring rapid and inclusive economic
Read MoreTHE NUMBER of Filipino families that consider themselves poor has declined, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said in a new report where it al
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – The United States has set aside $65 million (about P2.75 billion) in fresh development aid to the Philippines under the two al
Read MoreHunger claims have risen in tandem with poverty, with a record-high number of Filipino families saying they experienced having nothing to eat based
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. When the Spaniards strayed into the archipelago in 1521, they found the religious practices of the natives neither
Read MoreIs the Aquino administration focusing too much on running after the corrupt that it has neglected raising the lot of the poor? That seems to be the
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The United Nations has committed a total of $667 million in four development and social services projects in the Philippines o
Read MoreThere are signs that the Philippines insurance industry may be heading towards a period of solid growth, with both the state and the private sector
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. When BusinessWorld’s headline last Monday said “Poverty numbers worsen,” it was only comparing September 2011, whe
Read MoreRegional News This is a re-posted press release. Washington, D.C.—On November 18, the U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) signe
Read MoreTHE PHILIPPINES remains behind schedule -- by a decade or longer in a number of indicators -- three years before the deadline to meet the so-called
Read MoreThe number of Filipino families who consider themselves poor has grown, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, particularly i
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Almost exactly a year ago today (Nov. 3, 2011), I wrote about a young couple who had requested to live and do subs
Read MoreHUNGER IS AGAIN ON THE RISE, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said in a new report, with sharp increases in Luzon overwhelming declines in the rest
Read MoreHeadline news: The Philippines welcomed one of the world’s symbolic “seven billionth” babies Monday, after she arrived to a celebratory cheer at Man
Read MoreFor the Philippines to achieve inclusive growth, it must build on the foundations of “people power” through government reforms, civil society partic
Read MoreTHE GOVERNMENT should address bottlenecks that tend to drag the country’s achievement of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a United Nations offic
Read MoreRegional News GORAKHPUR, India — Pedestrians weave their way through a sea of cars, rickshaws and motorbikes, a desperate scramble for space just m
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