poverty

Upper-middle income: A launchpad for the Philippines’ future

The Philippines stands at an important moment in its development journey. Its transition to upper-middle…

Upper-middle income status is not the finish line

The Philippines has finally crossed the threshold into upper-middle income country (Umic) status. While this…

The two main solutions to addressing hunger in PH

To address our hunger problem, it is important to immediately address nutrition. And to implement…

‘Tailored’ reforms to cure PH learning poverty urged

Higher government spending on basic education would unlikely result in bigger wages for Filipinos if…

PH agri sector output down 2.2% in 2024

The El Niño phenomenon, spate of typhoons and the prevalence of animal diseases combined to…

Argentine annual inflation nosedives, in boost for Milei

BUENOS AIRES — Javier Milei’s government boasted Tuesday that it had “pulverized inflation” after statistics…

ADB’s new PH plan seen helping reduce poverty

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) new country partnership strategy for the Philippines will support the…