Poverty - Matches

“I don’t understand; my FB friends are all ‘pink’, why did we lose?”. “I don’t understand why Robin Padilla ..

Isn’t it ironic that the D&E socioeconomic classes, the very sector that needs social and economic reforms the most, are the stronghold of t..

Pope Francis once wrote: “Inequality is the root of social evil.” Life on the ground is a paradox. While global attention revolves around..

When talking about income inequality in the Philippines, the discussion would always focus on the poor vs. rich divide. But with the recent economic c..

With just over a month before election day, we will be bombarded with a tsunami of campaign promises from national and local candidates vowing to deli..

In a nationwide survey by the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda), 79 percent of Filipinos envision a “simple and comfortable lif..

In late 1991, a reappraisal of the official statistics on poverty has shown that the decline in poverty incidence reported between 1985 and 1988 have ..

The first issue of the Development Research News for 2022 revisits the country's social protection programs. Its banner story underscores the importan..

There should be a more inclusive response to the needs of the country’s senior citizens.This was emphasized by Maricel Deloria, assistant bureau..

There should be a reliable database of senior citizens to improve service delivery to the elderly. This was one of the key points raised by Natio..

The government’s social pension program (SocPen) provides significant improvements in the lives of pensioners, especially if the coverage is inc..

Tiwala si Finance Committee Chairman Senator Sonny Angara na aaprubahan ng Senado ang panukalang batas na maitaas sa P1,000 ang kasalukuyang P500 na b..

It would be “more challenging” for the Philippines to reduce poverty and return to its pre-pandemic growth path with the COVID-19 pandemic..

PRE-election speculations on who will win in the upcoming polls keep referring to the “ABCDE” classes in our population. Those in the &ldq..

Recognizing the impact and contributions of our senior citizens to the overall growth of the country, my father—former Senate President Edgardo ..