Around 6.5 million Filipinos were lifted out of poverty between 2023 and 2025, but the World Bank estimates that at least 28% of the population remain at risk of falling back into poverty

Around 6.5 million Filipinos were lifted out of poverty between 2023 and 2025, but the World Bank estimates that at least 28% of the population remain at risk of falling back into…

POVERTY composite image from file photos MANILA, Philippines —The country’s poverty incidence fell to a record-low 9.7 percent in 2025, lifting 6.5 million Filipinos out of…