Tag: Poverty
Eliminating child labor a moral imperative
Poverty is the root cause of child labor. When families struggle to make ends meet, inevitably parents decide to send children to work.
‘Good Samaritan’ gives bike to elderly, reaps result of generosity
The "drama" was caught on a 54 second video posted on the bike shop's social media page, which immediately went viral
SPOTLIGHT: Manila’s homeless find expression in theater
Play shows struggles of homeless people before pandemic up to the time they found shelter inside a church
‘New normal’ under pandemic’s shadow cements Philippine inequities
As businesses reopened on June 1, critics warned of state policies that could cement inequities in the country of 110 million people
Poor city workers in Manila troop back home to bet on...
President Rodrigo Duterte expressed hope that a “balanced regional development program” will discourage migration to the cities
Manila’s homeless to lose shelter, go back to streets when schools...
Father Flaviano Villanueva, SVD, said church people are "doing their best" to look for shelters that can accommodate the homeless
More than one in six young people out of work due...
More than one in six young people have stopped working since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
Number of hungry Filipinos grows amid coronavirus pandemic
A survey done by SWS noted that 3.9 million Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger in the past three months
Economic justice for all
Economic justice for all may be difficult to achieve, but it's a goal that should be pursued with all the resources we can muster.
Priest celebrates Mass in flooded chapel amid pandemic
Environmental experts attributed the flooding to rising sea waters and sinking lands due to excessive water extraction


















