Self-rated poverty and hunger spiked in the last quarter of 2024, according to a survey conducted by the OCTA Research group. The survey, conducted from Nov. 10 to 16, found that 50 percent of the ...

The four-point increase in the nationwide self-rated poverty between September and December 2024 was due to increases in the Visayas and Mindanao, combined with a steady percentage in Luzon ...

Ironically, Mindanao’s hunger rate has declined. Why is it different in Mindanao? Our concern is not experienced hunger, but the poverty rates. The government should work at policies based on ...

Self-rated poverty was highest in Mindanao at 69%, followed by Visayas at 59%. Balance Luzon posted 43%, while the National Capital Region only posted 30%. Mindanao’s 69% self-rated poverty rate was ...

Self-Rated Poverty was highest in Mindanao at 76 percent, followed by the Visayas at 74 percent, Balance Luzon at 55 percent, and Metro Manila at 51 percent. In Mindanao, 9 percent were borderline ...

Mayoral candidate Karlo Nograles plans to use data science and polling to design precise anti-hunger initiatives in Davao City. With a focus on food poverty and malnutrition, Nograles aims to maximize ...

Former Bayan Muna representative Carlos Zarate says they chose Cagayan de Oro as their launching pad for their campaign to ...

Mindanao social scientists presented their research about Northern Mindanao municipal fishers who described themselves as drowning in poverty because their small bancas/pumpboats were no match to the ...

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA)—The daily minimum wage in Northern Mindanao increased by P23 for private non-agricultural workers starting January 12, 2025, while agricultural workers received a P23 ...

It should be clear enough to us that our biggest problem is the high incidence of poverty and involuntary hunger among our people. Secretary Frederick Go, the President’s key economic adviser, says he ...