Tag: Poverty
ADB earmarks $400M loan for PH food security
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $400-million loan to reduce hunger and undernutrition among Filipinos, particularly for children under five.
The Manila-based regional...
Cardinal slams injustice over gambling
CARDINAL Pablo David, president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), yesterday assailed what he said is the continued injustice on how...
Livelihood assistance better than cash aid for 4Ps – senator
PROVIDING livelihood capital or assistance, instead of cash aid, to beneficiaries of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) will help the families better...
2M 4Ps beneficiaries still poor after 7 years, says Gatchalian
SOCIAL Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian yesterday said at least two million poor families are expected to “graduate” and forcibly exit the Pantawid...
ANALYSTS WARN: SLOWDOWN LOOMS FOR PH REMITTANCES
BY THE MALAYA BUSINESS TEAM
Filipino households have been leaning more heavily on cash sent home by family members overseas, as a recent survey shows,...
