Tag: poverty reduction

Palace respects former President Ramos’ comment

MANILA, Oct. 11– Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella said on Monday that the Palace respects the opinion of former President Fidel V. Ramos saying his observations are worth looking into. Abella said the former president was not referring to the actual actions but to the public relations and foreign relations that tend to be affected by President Rodrigo Duterte’s language. “So in a sense, yes we listen to him (Duterte), we respect him,” Abella said in […]

Australia increases support for poverty reduction

Australia is increasing its support to the Philippines to ensure that poor Filipinos can access essential social services. Deputy Secretary Ewen McDonald of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)’s and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)’s Secretary Corazon ‘Dinky’ Soliman today launched Australia’s support for improving access of poor municipalities to early learning and education through community-led approach by providing Php 487 million (A$12.2 million) to the Philippines National Community […]