For most families in the poorest provinces in the Philippines, the problem of hunger can be explained simply: they have inadequate income and they lack regular jobs. A survey of 1,600 households ...

NEW CLARK CITY, Philippines — The government will give priority to the 20 poorest provinces with the implementation of 20 projects in 2020, according to Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano. “We want ...

Over the past year, the Philippines witnessed a staggering 45 percent surge in cases of influenza-like illnesses (ILI), indicating a notable uptick in respiratory diseases.

None of the 10 poorest provinces in the country hosts a mine, belying Environment Secretary Regina Lopez’s claim that “the poorest areas in the Philippines are mining areas,” according to ...

MANILA, Philippines – The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) was put under the spotlight in 2015 for two reasons: the deadly Mamasapano incident and the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL ...

The Philippine province hit hardest by Typhoon Haiyan is among the poorest in the country, and experts said that could make relief and recovery more difficult, dpa reported.

A Catholic priest is running for governor in one of the poorest provinces in the central Philippines to end political dynasties and curb corruption. "Turning my back on an opportunity to make a ...

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines - Kalinga province has graduated from the 20 poorest provinces or the so-called “Club-20†in the country. The 2012 National Statistical Coordination Boardâ ...

MANILA, Philippines—President Aquino has created a club of 30 poorest provinces that will receive increased funding and national government support between now and the end of his term in 2016 ...

THE poorest provinces in the country are governed by so-called “fat” political dynasties, with more than a dozen top local officials belonging to a single political clan, a study conducted by the ...

THE Philippines’s poorest town in 2012, Bacolod-Kalawi in Lanao del Sur, had a poverty incidence rate of 84.8 percent, according to data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA ...