DBM OKs 4,265 contractual DSWD positions to ease poverty
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Budget and Management has approved over 4,000 contractual positions to support the government’s poverty reduction drive.
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Poverty drops under Marcos – Gadon
PRESIDENTIAL Adviser on Poverty Alleviation Lorenzo Gadon said on Friday that the poverty incidence rate in the country has dropped from 24.7 percent to 23.4 percent, a reduction of 1.3 percent.
Press Release - Bong Go urges focus on poverty alleviation amid inflation concerns; assists indigents in Nagcarlan, Laguna
"Tulungan natin ang mahihirap nating kababayan, yung mga helpless at yung mga hopeless. Sino pa bang magtutulungan kundi tayong kapwa Pilipino," Senator Christopher "Bong" Go stressed in a video message during his Malasakit Team's relief effort for indigents at the municipal gymnasium of Nagcarlan in Laguna on Tuesday, May 14.
Press Release - Robin Resolution to Look Into Government's Food Security Plans
Sen. Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla is seeking a closer look into the government's food security plans and actions, amid the surging costs of rice in the market.
DAR, BJMP secure stable market for Romblon farmers' products
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) recently facilitated the signing of a memorandum of agreement between an agrarian reform beneficiaries’ organization (ARBO) in Romblon and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology-Odiongan District Jail (BJMP-ODJ) to secure a stable and institutional market for their agricultural products.
NCR 'family living wage' P1,192/araw, halos doble pa rin ng minimum | Pilipino Star Ngayon
MANILA, Philippines — Halos kalahati lang ang P610/araw na Metro Manila minimum wage ng sahod na kakailanganin para "mabuhay nang disente" ang pamilyang may limang miyembro sa rehiyon, ayon sa isang economic think tank.
DAR, DSWD renew tie-up to link ARB orgs to institutional buyers in Cagayan Valley
To help farmers increase their income in the countryside, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in the Cagayan Valley region has renewed its partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) under the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP).
Market-based schemes not reducing deforestation, poverty — report
PARIS, France — Market-based approaches to forest conservation like carbon offsets and deforestation-free certification schemes have largely failed to protect trees or alleviate poverty, according to a major scientific review published on Monday.