SWS: Self-rated poverty at 63% in Dec. 2024, highest in 21 years
Sixty-three percent or around 17.4 million families considered themselves poor, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted in December 2024. The study, which […]
Marcos wants focus on rural poor, says NAPC exec
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) to focus its programs on poor communities, especially those in remote areas. NAPC vice […]
Single-use plastics, dumpsites,poor waste handling cause ocean pollution, health risks
AN INTERNATIONAL organization dedicated to ocean preservation disagrees with a report that points to the Philippines as the source of one-third of the world’s plastic […]