The Asian Development Bank and its partners piloted the Poverty Impact and Vulnerability Evaluation (PIVE) tool in the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino families say they now need at least P12,000 monthly to stay out of poverty, with those in Metro Manila placing the threshold even higher at P20,000, the latest Social ...

MANILA, Philippines — Delegates attending an international conference in the Philippines capital may not see what they came to discuss: abject poverty. A makeshift, temporary wall has been erected ...

In teeming Manila, where poverty runs deep and millions lack adequate shelter, some of the living have found refuge among the dead. Laileah Cuetara's shanty sits atop a pair of raised tombs inside the ...

The Villar Foundation honored outstanding community-based organizations from across the country during the 2025 Villar ...

MANILA (Reuters) - Armed with gloves, rubber boots and a rake, "Mangrove Warrior" Willer Gualva, 68, comes to Freedom Island in the Philippines almost every day to stop it being engulfed by trash. No ...

Laileah Cuetara's shanty sits atop a pair of raised tombs inside the Philippine capital's Manila North Cemetery, a sprawling 54-hectare public graveyard that is home to about 6,000 informal settlers ...