The Philippines has long relied on the tireless contributions of its overseas workers, whose remittances form a vital artery ...

The latest study by the state-owned think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies, or PIDS, showed that, relative to the World Bank's upper-middle-income country poverty threshold of $8.30 a ...

THE Philippines is committed to working with overseas Filipinos to channel their hardearned remittances into longterm savings ...

BANGKOK (AlertNet) – Children growing up in the poorest urban areas in the Philippines are increasingly worse off than those in rural regions and face greater risks from natural disasters, ...

Despite ongoing efforts to prioritize rural-led development in the Philippines, rural poverty persists at a rate of 39.4%, significantly exceeding the national average of 26.5% and standing at more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Both useful and decorative artisanal baskets made of woven bamboo fiber tied together in a stall in the Philippines. (Photo: Getty ...

MANILA, JANUARY 12, 2018 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved US$ 170 million of additional financing for the Philippine Rural Development Project (PRDP), designed to boost ...

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TANAUAN, Leyte, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines, a nation made up of thousands of islands, is home to about 1.6 million people who work in fisheries, and the majority of those fishers are ...