Monday, January 4, 2021 – Boston, MA. On January 8, 2021, FRONTLINE (PBS) will present the U.S. broadcast premiere of A Thousand Cuts, the 2020 Sundance Film Festival documentary about the crackdown ...

MANILA, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Close to four million people in the Philippines became poor in the first half of the year due to pandemic-induced lockdown measures that dried up jobs and reduced domestic ...

Francisco Sales believes he could have saved the lives of his wife Gloria Operario and their unborn child during childbirth three years ago if he had enough money. Gloria had a risky third pregnancy ...

MANILA, Aug 15 (Reuters) - About 2.3 million people in the Philippines were pushed into poverty between 2018 and 2021, largely due to the economic downturn caused by the pandemic, the statistics ...

The Philippines, with its abundant natural resources and vibrant cultural legacy, should by all indicators be a thriving and resilient economy. Yet more than seventy years after independence, it ...

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. Ronnel ...