Many Filipinos need two to three jobs to provide for their families, according to the Commission on Population and Development (Popcom). According to Popcom Executive Director Juan Antonio Perez III, …
The national Social Weather Survey of April 19-27, 2022, the latest quarterly national survey finalized by SWS, found 43% of Filipino families rating themselves as Mahirap or Poor, 34% rating …
The First Semester 2021 poverty incidence among population, or the proportion of poor Filipinos whose per capita income is not sufficient to meet their basic food and non-food needs, was …
The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed a record-high 83% of Filipinos who say their life quality got worse in the past 12 months, breaking the previous 62% recorded …
The World Bank said Tuesday that the poverty incidence rate in the Philippines is seen to increase for 2020 due to the economic impact brought by the coronavirus disease 2019 …
Social Weather Station (SWS) study revealed that 86% of Pinoys still have a positive outlook on life despite different issues the country is facing every day. SWS conducted its Anamnestic …
When the place you live is built on a rubbish dump, and the stench is so bad that they name the area “Smokey Mountain”, then you might say that your …
A 23-year-old designer from Manila has won a UK prize for a low-cost bamboo house that takes just four hours to construct. Earl Patrick Forlales has pocketed £50,000 ($64,385) for …
Having been coming to the Philippines and Manila for many years its been funny to witness what everyone else describes as economic growth. Anybody with eyes can see that there …
A Filipina who started working at the age of six and later spent five years as a housemaid has graduated from the Philippine Military Academy. Meriam Libongcogon is the second …
Fewer Filipino families consider themselves to be poor, down by about 900,000 families, according to a new quarterly survey. A Social Weather Stations (SWS) poll released today (Wednesday, January 17) …
A New Year’s Eve reveller at a top Manila club spent an eye-watering seven million pesos on a bottle of Champagne. Cove Manila, a recently opened ‘indoor beach club’ announced …