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President Marcos’ chief economic manager stated that achieving single-digit poverty incidence among Filipinos may happen sooner than expected.  Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said last year's poverty rate, which better the target, was "very encouraging," given that it is also lower than...

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office)               House Speaker Martin Romualdez has reiterated the Marcos administration’s true target for poverty alleviation in the country--that is, a...

National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) Secretary Lope Santos III said the government is hoping to bring the country's poverty rate down to a single digit by 2028. Speaking at the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) Weekly Media Forum on Thursday, Nov. 30, Santos said to achieve...

The Department of Finance (DOF) stressed the critical role of a robust agriculture industry in growing the economy at a sustainable and inclusive pace and supporting poverty alleviation in the long term. In a statement on Tuesday, Aug. 2, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said a more vibrant,...