MANILA, Philippines — The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic can wipe out a decade’s worth of poverty reduction efforts, makin..

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) granted clearance for the conduct of the Market and Non-Market Work Survey by the Philippine Institute of De..

SENIOR CITIZENS accounted for more than a fifth of total health expenditures in 2018 and were out-of-pocket on 59% of their expenses, the Philippine S..

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino senior citizens are forced to dip into their own savings to shoulder rising health costs that come with age, high..

The Philippines is in recession. While we're seeing the effects of the decline in numbers, the ultra-poor are feeling it harder with unemployment on t..

QUEZON CITY (MindaNews / 15 August) — July 23, 2020 was a fantastic day for the four of us upon, finally, filing our petition questioning a law ..

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and òòò½´«Ã½ (òòò½´«Ã½) have signed a Memorandum of..

Hello, òòò½´«Ã½ friends! Here's our #òòò½´«Ã½FactFriday for the week on local government planning. A òòò½´«Ã½ study found that one of the major weaknesses in th..

This virtual event is the last of the three-part webinar series organized by òòò½´«Ã½ in collaboration with the Department of the Interior and Local Gover..

The òòò½´«Ã½ (òòò½´«Ã½), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), is conducting an online su..

MANILA, Philippines — For the second time, the Department of Social Welfare and Development reminded senior citizens and persons with disability..

The coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the economy could lead to 1.5 million Filipinos becoming poor, according to the Philippine Institute for De..

The House of Representatives approved a bill that would offer scholarships to deserving students who wish to become doctors, later requiring them to s..

Poverty and hunger are more likely to give Filipinos already distressed by COVID-19 additional suffering, as the Philippine economy has crash-landed i..