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Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian holds a press conference at the DSWD Central Office in Quezon City on August 19, 2024. (DSWD Photo) Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Monday, Aug. 19 that there is a need to...

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said that spending only P64 on food per day does not classify one as food poor. But how was this threshold determined, and what's on the menu for this budget-friendly diet? According to the PSA, sticking to a menu plan within this budget is key to meeting...

(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN)               ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro is up in arms over the National Economic and Development Authority's (NEDA) claim that having a one-day food budget of just P64 does not make a person "food poor".  ...