Despite a modest drop in its poverty rate, Bukidnon remains among the poorest provinces in the Philippines, with 27 percent ...

Contrary to popular belief, the cost of living in the so-called Mega Manila or the provinces just outside Metro Manila is more costly than in the country’s capital, according to a congressman.

Corruption in flood-control projects has enraged many Filipinos, who protested in the capital and in other regions on Sunday.

President Marcos said in July there were anomalies in most of the 9,855 flood control projects worth more than $9.5bn.

MANILA -- Maria Susana Espinoza wanted only two children. But it was not until after the birth of her fourth child in six years that she learned any details about birth control. "I knew it existed, ...

Cultural and religious norms, poverty and weak law enforcement continue to drive cases of child marriage in Sulu and ...

MANILA (Reuters) - The typhoon's name was Hagupit, which means "whiplash" in Filipino, and for the poverty-stricken rice farmers, fishermen, village workers and children of the eastern central ...

MANILA, Philippines - Eastern Samar posted the fastest economic growth among Philippine provinces and highly urbanized cities ...

Sources: Deininger and Squire, 1996, and Philippines, National Statistics Office, 1994. Although an improvement in income distribution is often accompanied by a decrease in the poverty rate (absent a ...

Thousands of protesters in the Philippine capital are expressing outrage over a corruption scandal involving lawmakers, officials and businesspeople who allegedly pocketed huge kickbacks from flood-co ...

MANILA (Reuters) - The typhoon's name was Hagupit, which means "whiplash" in Filipino, and for the poverty-stricken rice farmers, fishermen, village workers and children of the eastern central ...