Tag: Poverty

INC beats own record on largest charity walk in single venue; 3 Guinness records bagged in one day

The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) beat its own record on the largest charity walk on a single venue previously set in 2014, with the announcement by Guinness World Records that the May 6, 2018 walk had 238,171 participants for its main Manila site, along Roxas Boulevard. The Guinness count was based on the wristbands that were placed at the drop boxes at the finish line of the end of the 1.6 kilometer walk […]

Kabihug tribe members, once beneficiaries of INC’s housing and livelihood projects, join Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty

              (Eagle News) —  For these members of Bicol’s Kabihug Tribe, not taking part in the Iglesia ni Cristo’s Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty was out of the question. At one point in their lives, after all, they were the ones who were suffering from poverty, that is until they were chosen as beneficiaries for the Felix Y. Manalo Foundation’s housing and livelihood projects in 2016. Through the Iglesia ni […]

Palace welcomes SWS survey results that showed 1 out of 3 Filipino families escaped poverty

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, May 5, welcomed the results of a recent Social Weather Stations survey that showed that one of three Filipino families have escaped  poverty. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the administration “has espoused inclusive, sustainable and resilient growth.” “We have broadened access to free education, medicine and healthcare and other basic services to ensure that our people directly benefit from the country’s economic gains while reducing the vulnerability of families […]