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Share of population in extreme poverty (1981–2019) In 2023, official government statistics reported that the Philippines had a poverty rate of 15.5%, [1] [2] (or roughly 17.54 million Filipinos), significantly lower than the 49.2 percent recorded in 1985 through years of government poverty reduction efforts. [3]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president said Friday that his country does not want a confrontation but will staunchly defend its waters after its coast guard dismantled a floating ...
Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines President Pablo Virgilio David warned the public about the potential deception in the gathering of signatures for the people's initiative, suggesting the PI was mainly driven by "a few public servants and not truly the initiative of ordinary citizens". [28]
The Philippines need not even commit its own troops to such a war to act as a deterrent, Heydarian explains. It can significantly change the calculus for China by simply keeping a close eye on ...
"The Philippines is well aware that the scope of its. BEIJING (Reuters) -China accused the Philippines on Friday of having "provoked trouble" in the South China Sea with U.S. backing, a week after ...
The economy of the Philippines is an emerging market, and considered as a newly industrialized country in the Asia-Pacific region. [31] In 2024, the Philippine economy is estimated to be at ₱26.55 trillion ($471.5 billion), making it the world's 32nd largest by nominal GDP and 13th largest in Asia according to the International Monetary Fund .
MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines will put up a strong defence of its territory and the rights of its fishers and is not looking for trouble, its president said on Friday, as a row simmers with ...
In September 2021, the government of the Philippines announced that it would not cooperate with the ICC on their investigation and would bar their investigators from entering the country. [44] However by 2024, the government under the succeeding Bongbong Marcos administration has said it cannot stop investigators to act independently despite ...