MANILA, Philippines — More than half of Filipino families considered themselves poor in the third quarter of the year, the ...

Fifty-five percent of Filipino families rated themselves as “poor” in a survey conducted in September 2026, with the highest prevalence recorded in Mindanao, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said ...

Self-rated poverty (SRP) in the Philippines rose to 55 percent in September 2026 from 49 percent in June, translating to an ...

Self-rated poverty (SRP) in the Philippines rose to 55% in September 2026 from 49% in June, translating to an estimated 16.8 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A UN global poverty index has risen for the first time since its creation in 2010, bringing the number of people affected to 1.2 billion, the United Nations Development Program ...

THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) vowed to further boost its initiatives against poverty and hunger. The DSWD made the commitment after a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey ...

Zamboanga Peninsula has higher poverty rate compared to rest of country ...

The latest SWS survey reveals a sharp rise in self-rated poverty, with 16.8 million families now considering themselves poor.

More Filipino families consider themselves poor, with 55% describing their households as mahirap in a September survey by ...

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slightly upgraded its outlook for the world economy for this year, but it's still ...

MANILA Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula delivered an acceptance speech as he received an honorary doctorate from UST on ...

Chart: The Economist The effects will be global, but Asia is especially exposed: hundreds of millions of its people depend on ...