Can Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte stage Trump-style presidential comeback?
Former House speaker Pantaleon Alvarez says the country’s constitution allows Duterte to run in a presidential election again.
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Which economies have the highest working poverty rates?
In the Philippines, around 1.9% of the working population are in extreme poverty or living below the poverty line of $2.15 a day last year, up from the 0.55% in 2023, according to the International ...
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Bishop decries ‘poor condition’ of highway linking Quezon, Bicol
Through an open letter, Bishop Eugenius Cañete of the Diocese of Gumaca in Quezon province has slammed the government over ...
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Hunger, poverty and corruption
In 25 years, the Philippines suffered massive declines on three fronts: 1) in the output and growth rate of agriculture, once the economy’s mainstay and biggest employer; 2) in economic growth, down ...
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Poverty alleviation among Pacquiao’s priorities if elected anew
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Former senator Manny Pacquiao officially launched his senatorial campaign here on Tuesday, ...
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Over half of party-list groups do not represent marginalized – watchdog
Kontra Daya finds that dozens of party-list groups in the upcoming elections have links to political dynasties and big ...
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Impact of US aid freeze on PH: It’s small anyway
In a major policy shift, United States President Donald Trump ordered a suspension of US foreign aid, a move that has ...
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Food security crisis belies PH economic aspiration
Philippine agriculture in disarray, the UMIC goal is meaningless. The Philippines should abandon for the moment its dream of ...
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‘Most party-lists do not represent the poor'
A majority of the frontrunners in the party-list race for the upcoming elections do not represent the poor and marginalized sector, election watchdog Kontra Daya revealed yesterday. In a recent report ...
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Philippines’ Vice President Is Impeached, Deepening Political Turmoil
The Dutertes and Marcoses are split over the Philippines’ relationships with ... from the main problems afflicting the country such as poverty and unemployment. Approval ratings for Mr. Marcos ...
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TUCP slams employers for opposing P200 wage hike bill
THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) on Friday, February 14, 2025, slammed the employer sector for strongly opposing the proposed P200 legislated ...
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Valentine’s Day breakup boost to 2 northern PH provinces
Breaking up on Valentine’s Day in 1995 has done good for the provinces of Apayao and Kalinga, which used to be just one ...