MANILA, July 6, 2011—Prospects for the Philippine economy remain favorable in 2011 as investments, private consumption and the services sector are expected to strengthen. The challenge now is sustaining the momentum of reform for achieving inclusive or broad-based growth that benefits the poor. Read the whole post here.
This is good news but a 15% hunger rate is still too high. No one in the Philippines, or elsewhere, should have to go hungry. PAS is working to help alleviate this problem. I hope you’ll join us. Based on SWS data, the latest hunger rate is the lowest since June 2007, when the recorded [...]
The following video shows a brief address from the Pope regarding world hunger. His words are especially applicable to countries like the Philippines where hunger remains a real threat.
My wife and I were fortunate enough to be able to help serve at our mobile soup kitchen last fall. I’ve uploaded some of the photos to our Facebook page. Go there and check them out when you get a chance and become a fan of Philippine Aid Society if you’re not already! Click here [...]
Bernardo Villegas has written a great article explaining why poverty is not caused by population growth. Some in the Philippines are attempting to move the Philippines down the barbaric path of the Chinese by coercing citizens to limit their offspring. Villegas explains why this approach does not address the actual problems that cause poverty. Usually [...]
MANILA, Philippines — Concerned government agencies are working double time to rescue 2.4 million children from hard labor and instead send them to school, Malacañang announced Wednesday. Read the whole story here.
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