MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ new classification as an upper-middle-income economy by the World Bank does not ...

MANILA, Philippines — Around 800,000 more Filipino families rated themselves poor in July, bringing the total to roughly 11.9 million, a recent survey found. OCTA Research reported on Tuesday, August ...

The country's leap to upper-middle-income status means little to inflation-squeezed families struggling with debt and meagre ...

Despite providing cash assistance to public transportation workers, Marcos refused to suspend excise and value added taxes on petroleum products, driving inflation rates to record highs ...

MANILA, Philippines — Poor Filipino children continue to dream of becoming teachers, nurses, engineers, doctors, police officers, and military officers despite economic disadvantage, according to a ...

MANILA -- The blaze raced through flimsy shanties in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the Philippine capital, fanned by the salty seafront breeze, Nally Elariog recalled. Within hours, she and ...

On July 1, 2026, the World Bank reclassified the Philippines as an upper middle-income country, or UMIC, citing a gross ...

The number of Filipinos experiencing hunger has dropped, according to a survey by independent pollster Social Weather Stations (SWS). The drop comes as the World Bank also predicts a drop in the ...

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David denounced online gambling as the cause of “a new mental health crisis” in the Philippines. David, the 66-year-old bishop of the Diocese of ...