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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis celebrated a low-key Christmas Eve Mass made somber by the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday and said people should feel obliged to help the needy because Jesus himself was born a poor outcast. The Mass…
The Philippines is one of the poorest and most unequal societies in Asia. Elite-dominated policymaking and governance positions the poor at a perennial structural disadvantage, as political scientist David Timberman has pointed out. Those of us who…
MANILA, Philippines — The government will need P31.7 billion to fund the cash subsidy of poor families excluded from the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) list of beneficiaries under the social amelioration program, an official of…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Amid the economic and public health crisis due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), even the people in “middle class” may also need a hand. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, during her regular press conference…
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Cynthia Villar remains the richest member of the Senate while Senator Leila de Lima is the poorest, their latest statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) showed. As of June 30, 2019,…
UNITED NATIONS — Former Irish President Mary Robinson says President Donald Trump’s “poor leadership” is aggravating the world’s difficulty in uniting to tackle climate change and the threat of nuclear war. Robinson heads a group of prominent…
As Catholics enter the 40-day solemn and religious observance of the Lenten season that serves as a reminder of Jesus Christ’s compassion and sacrifices, Church leaders encourage everyone to participate in small acts of charity. “We, Filipinos,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines -Do not forget the poor. This was the message of Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma as Christmas draws near. He urged the people to celebrate Christmas, not only in the context of parties and shoppings,…
Cebuanos will start availing the services of outpatient department, dental, emergency room, laboratory, delivery and operating rooms and wards of province-owned hospitals free of charge before the year ends. Gov. Hilario Davide III said he will be…
Anti-poor. This was how Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak described proposals to regulate apartments and other leased residential properties. He said that if the government will require renters to submit additional requirements such as police clearance, it…
These other kids have money to spend to give big donations; these came from the excess of what they have. We gave from our own supply of rice, which is a big sacrifice for us. I’ll never…
We measure the success of agriculture programs by the increase in farm output, the increase in income of the farmers, and by the improvement in their well-being. It is now more than 70 years since independence and…
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