House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office) The economic expansion that the country is undergoing under President Marcos is being felt by Filipinos. Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez as he reacted...
More Filipinos considered themselves poor due to inflation, a Cabinet official said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan discuss high-impact projects during the NEDA Board meeting on Oct. 13, 2023. (Photo courtesy of PCO) National Economic and Development...
(Noel B. Pabalate/Manila Bulletin) A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Wednesday, Nov. 1 revealed that more Filipino households perceived themselves as poor in the third quarter of this year, up from 12.5 million in June to 13.2 million in September. In the survey, which was...
The Sandiganbayan has denied the motion to reconsider the court's decision that dismissed the civil case for forfeiture and reconveyance of alleged ill-gotten wealth filed against the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos, his wife Imelda, and their alleged cronies. Civil Case No. 0024, filed in...
One of the most entertaining films in competition at the 80th Venice Film Festival was Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things . The full house audience at Sala Grande Venezia was all smiles, punctuating the screening with long periods of applause. Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo The 141-minute black romantic...
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has ordered the creation of a technical working group (TWG) that will harmonize all the efforts to provide decent shelters to poor and low-income earning Filipino families especially those living in Metro Manila and other urban...
The results of the second quarter 2023 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Sunday, July 23 revealed that 45 percent of Filipino families rated themselves as “mahirap,” or “poor.” Meanwhile, the survey found that 22 percent of families considered themselves to be “hindi...
The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor-Field Operations Division for the National Capital Region (PCUP-FODNCR) conducted a two-day stakeholders conference on just, humane demolition, and eviction to promote and protect the rights of poor and homeless families. (Photo courtesy of...
Local business groups are strongly pushing for the immediate enactment of the proposed Open Access in Internet Services Act, a landmark legislation seen to address poor and unreliable access and unaffordable Internet services that are affecting the digitalization of the Philippines. Nineteen...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Sunday, July 2 criticized the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) “anti-poor” plan to impose taxes on junk food and other food items next year. Sen. Raffy Tulfo (Senate PRIB Photo) Tulfo...
The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) sought support from the Mandaluyong City local government unit (lgu) for a possible high-rise condominium project for the city's poorest of the poor. "Families living under the bridge in San Juan river along Congressional Ave. in Quezon City...
The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) and Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) held an exploratory meeting for a possible collaboration that will uplift the urban poor and informal settlers sectors. Courtesy of Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor In a discussion...
