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‘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

Philippine democracy threatened by inequality

The government has to increase efforts in accelerating regional and rural development

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