By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com In its “Food Security and Poverty in Asia and the Pacific” report released the first week of May, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) noted that while the Philippines achieved a reduction in poverty (in terms of official statistics), it still has to address undernourishment and hunger. The release of the report…
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Salungguhit: The face of poverty and struggle
It has been said that the conditions of women and children reflect the extent of poverty in a country because they are the most vulnerable to it. But as the history of March 8, as well as that of other people’s struggles in history show, women could also be the face of the struggle. By…
Skyline ng Metro Manila at aspirasyong “reaching for the stars”
Ni Roland Tolentino Bulatlat.com Sa dami ng itinatayong bagong gusali, tila may nabubuong skyline ang Metro Manila. Maganda raw sa feng shui ang skyline dahil tulad ng Great Wall of China, kaya nitong I bloke ang negative energies. At tulad ng photogenic shots ng “great cities,” tulad ng Chicago, New York, Shanghai, Seoul at Tokyo,…