Rapid and sustainable economic growth is crucial for the Philippines to win the war on poverty and achieve lasting prosperity ...

Rice prices have soared in the Philippines in recent months. The dietary staple, which accounts for over 20 percent of the food budget of poor families, has become increasingly unaffordable.

Filipinos in Australia are one in trying to find ways to help their poor kababayans in the Philippines and nearby ... Some walked with their whole family and while, others with their pets.