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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Marcos administration’s goal to cut poverty to a single-digit level viable
The government’ “ambitious” target of reducing the poverty level from more than 20 percent to single digit at the end ...
Read morePalace blames COVID for increase in poverty
The Palace on Thursday blamed COVID-19 for a recent Social Weather Stations survey finding that 43 percent of Filipinos —or ...
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