While over 90% of Filipinos can read and write, just 70% can comprehend what they read — with the disparity reaching its most ...

Poverty remains one of the most pressing issues globally, with over 700 million people worldwide living in extreme poverty—on less than P123.70 per day. In the Philippines, the situation is equally ...

Rice prices have soared in the Philippines in recent months ... Ronnel Gardon tends rice supplies at a shop in Manila [AP Photo/Joeal Calupitan] According to the recent Agriculture Department ...

MANILA, Philippines — The biggest threats to the Philippines in the next two years are an economic downturn and poverty, ...