Poverty incidence was highest among Indigenous Peoples, fisherfolk and farmers in 2023, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said based on poverty ...

For generations, the Samar Sea has been a lifeline for coastal communities in Northern Samar and Samar provinces. Fishing is ...

Spurred by the Philippines' historic enforcement of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against former President ...

The Department of Health (DOH) is shifting its priorities to the delivery of primary health care at the community level by ...

In late 2021, Typhoon Rai, locally known as Supertyphoon Odette, rocked the Caraga and Southern Leyte regions of the Philippines ... that will doom the world’s poorest to not even having ...

in fact is said to be one of the poorest regions in the country, with its provinces said to be on top of the list of the 25 most deprived provinces in the Philippines. Mindanao’s economy has ...

Food production is subordinated to the profit interests of a tiny layer of wealthy landlords and ruling elites while the ...

Kathmandu—Southeast Asia has not been at the forefront of promoting human rights, much less the rights of indigenous peoples, where the region’s record is even darker and more concerning.

I deeply regret that Richard Heydarian’s lack of understanding of Mindanao’s realities led him to draw an unfounded comparison to sub-Saharan Africa. Having been born and raised in Mindanao myself, I ...

MinDA criticizes comparisons of Mindanao to Sub-Saharan Africa, emphasizing its role as the Philippines' food basket and ...