MANILA, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The Philippines' poverty rate dropped to 22.4% or 25.24 million people in the first half of 2023, the government's statistics agency said on Friday, from 23.7% in the same ...

"We must emphasize the urgent need to bridge the gap between aspiration and reality through a recalibration of the government ...

MANILA—The percentage of people living below the poverty line in the Philippines has narrowed only slightly, despite robust growth of the Philippine economy over the last few years, according to the ...

The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines climbed to 66 on Wednesday as residents of hardest-hit Cebu province ...

Pope Francis on Friday demanded leaders in the Philippines end "scandalous social inequalities", hitting out at corruption in a nation where tens of millions of Catholics endure brutal poverty. The ...

The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines climbed past 90 on Wednesday as the devastating impact on hard-hit ...

At least five people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced as rains driven by Typhoon Kalmaegi flooded swathes ...

TULSA, Okla. — All February, FOX23 has shared stories from ten Tulsans who travelled to the Philippines to help young girls escaping sex trafficking. FOX23's Investigative Reporter Janna Clark was ...

More than 40 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced as rains driven by Typhoon Kalmaegi flooded swathes of the central Philippines on Tuesday.The Philippines was hit by two major ...

More than 40 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced as rains driven by Typhoon Tino (international name: ...