World’s top music acts come together against poverty
Metallica and Mariah Carey on Saturday led an A-list of musicians, and President Joe Biden made a surprise video appearance, ...
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Metallica, Biden and Mariah Carey come together against poverty
Metallica and Mariah Carey on Saturday led an A-list of musicians, and President Joe Biden made a surprise video appearance, ...
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Learning and poverty: The real crisis
"I am sure BBM and his Cabinet and all the 331 congressmen and 24 senators do not suffer from learning ...
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2.3 million Pinoys pushed into poverty last 4 years
Some 2.3 million more Filipinos were pushed into poverty from 2018 to 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine ...
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Typical sight of poverty
A young mother cuddles her baby while waiting for a ride outside a hospital along Padre Faura in Manila. The ...
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In Haiti, children who fled gang wars face uncertain future
By Luckenson Jean with Amelie Baron in Paris Skipping ropes, dominoes and some light manual work: this is how the ...
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Experts dissect SONA, spot key to investments
Governance is key to attracting investments and achieving sustainable long-term economic growth after the havoc caused by the pandemic, and ...
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UN: 71M poor due to soaring food, oil prices
Soaring global food and energy prices have forced 71 million people into poverty in the world's poorest countries, according to ...
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BBM eyes 9% poverty level
Hopes to elevate individual average income to about P200k by 2028 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr aims to lower the poverty ...
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PNG votes in heavily guarded elections
Port Moresby—Voters headed to the polls Monday for heavily guarded elections in Papua New Guinea, where millions live in poverty ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.