Some Filipinos in Manila have have sought shelter in public graveyards Many say have permission to live in the graveyards in exchange for keeping them clean Poverty in Manila runs deep and millions ...

The World Bank, through its Grant Facility for Project Preparation (GFPP), approved three new grants this year to boost jobs and reduce poverty in the Philippines, the Department of Finance (DOF) said ...

A Catholic center in the Philippine capital Manila has reopened its doors to allow the homeless and hungry to have meals and bathe, ending a closure for more than two years due to the Covid-19 ...

Manila: Food poverty in the Philippines fell sharply in the fourth quarter of 2025, signaling easing pressure on households as food access improved and prices stabilized amid government interventions, ...

MANILA, Philippines — Fewer Filipinos considered themselves poor even as the hunger rate increased in the last quarter of 2025, an OCTA Research group survey showed. The Dec. 3 to 11 survey showed ...

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 ...