Long lines for subsidized rice highlight plight of Indonesia’s poor
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by dlejano
1M ago
JAKARTA — In the afternoon sun, dozens of Indonesians, mostly women, gather in a snaking queue to buy bags of subsidized rice, their arms poking through a metal gate to grab tickets assuring them a spot to make a purchase. The temporary bazaar run by state food procurement agency Bulog in the city of Bekasi ..read more
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DSWD to get new 4Ps beneficiaries after aid ends for 200k receipients
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by postie
2M ago
MANILA, Philippines — Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to add new beneficiaries to its ‘Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program’ (4Ps) in September. DSWD on Thursday said this development will take place because about 200,000 current 4Ps beneficiaries will exit from the program on that month. “By September, mayroong mga around 200,000 na ..read more
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47 percent of Filipino families felt poor in Q4 2023 – SWS survey
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by postie
2M ago
MANILA, Philippines — Around 13 million Filipino families rated themselves as “poor” in the fourth quarter of 2023, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed on Wednesday. According to the SWS survey, 47 percent of Filipino families rated themselves as “poor”, 33 percent said that they were “borderline” or between poor and not poor, while ..read more
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Farmers and fishermen are the country’s poorest, says NAPC
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by postie
3M ago
MANILA, Philippines — National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) identified farmers and fisherfolks as the poorest people in the country. NAPC’s statement comes, following the orders of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for the commission to locate the most impoverished communities in the land. “Ang mandato sa atin ng ating Pangulo ay hanapin iyong mga sektor at ..read more
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PH poverty rate slightly drops — PSA
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by NewsPublish
3M ago
The country’s poverty rate dropped slightly to 22.4 percent in the first semester this year from 23.7 percent in 2021, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday, citing results of its nationwide survey. According to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, the poverty rate would have had a more substantial decrease if not for the ..read more
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Gov’t on ‘poverty’ poll: Typhoons to blame; 4Ps can ease woes
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by NewsPublish
5M ago
With nearly half of Filipino families considering themselves poor, the Marcos administration is banking on programs such as Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) and the nationwide food stamp scheme to bring down the number of families living in poverty. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan on Thursday blamed the series of typhoons that struck the country ..read more
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Neda notices SWS survey that showed rise in poverty was done after storms
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by postie
5M ago
MANILA, Philippines — A recent survey of Social Weather Stations (SWS) that found almost half of the respondents rating themselves as poor was held during a period when there were typhoons. Such a condition was identified by National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan in a Palace statement on Thursday. “We note that ..read more
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Inflation: Behind the numbers are real people struggling to make ends meet
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by clopez
6M ago
MANILA, Philippines—Rose Bustamante had the chance to go to the market this week, but as she went inside, she stared at the P300 she held, which was all she had to spend on food and other basic needs on that day. She initially had P330, but she had to pay P25 for fare and spare P25 again so she could go home. As a result, she had P280 left, same as the food threshold set by the government in 2021. RELATED STORY: PH poverty: You’re not poor if you spend more than P18.62 per meal With only P280, Bustamante, wife of a farmer and mother of three children, bears the heavy responsibility of com ..read more
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OFWs warned vs criminal online lending group thriving on social media platforms
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by dagacer
6M ago
MANILA, Philippines—Desperation led a mother to the tough decision to leave the Philippines for overseas work, but her dreams fell apart when she fell victim to a criminal lending syndicate that promised to help her lift her children out of poverty. Candida (not her real name) eight months ago flew to Saudi Arabia to work ..read more
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At UN, fading hopes for improving lives on planet
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by jsampan
6M ago
United Nations, United States — World leaders meeting in New York next week will try to revive key goals meant to improve the lot of humanity by 2030, plans that are in doubt today as hunger, poverty and other crises persist. Leave no one behind In 2015, UN member-states adopted 17 wide-ranging development goals to be ..read more
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