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<title>Philippines News Vote - Social voting on all things Filipino / Published News / Poverty</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:46:57 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hunger in the Philippines is rising]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:46:57 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mitch</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[&quot;...The proportion of households experiencing Hunger has been highest in Metro Manila for the past two quarters, with the latest figure at 23.0% (es<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Living in a Cemetery]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:46:14 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>SusanLee</dc:creator>
<category>Poverty</category>
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<description><![CDATA[&quot;It has been a hushed reality that for years, there are people who live in the cemetery. Grave diggers, sextons and caretakers of tombs may be allow<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Life on the Streets of Ermita Still Beats Life Back Home]]></title>
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<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/Life_on_the_Streets_of_Ermita_Still_Beats_Life_Back_Home/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:20:32 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bungee</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[&quot;MANILA - Mary Grace Pulido, 17, is from Ermita. She was born there, grew up there, and lives there. She even found her man there. Her life is on th<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Poverty, hunger prevent Filipino kids from getting basic education]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/Poverty_hunger_prevent_Filipino_kids_from_getting_basic_education/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/Poverty_hunger_prevent_Filipino_kids_from_getting_basic_education/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:37:54 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>2pac</dc:creator>
<category>Poverty</category>
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<description><![CDATA[&quot;Despite the annual increase in the budget for basic education, fewer children are enrolling in schools. The reason: poverty...&quot;<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Response to F. Sionil Jose's &quot;Why is the Philippines poor?&quot;]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/Response_to_F-_Sionil_Joses_Why_is_the_Philippines_poor/</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:27:38 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>garfield</dc:creator>
<category>Poverty</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Educated response to the famous essay by F. Sionil Jose.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pinoy Commuters, Poor?]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/Pinoy_Commuters_Poor-1/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/Pinoy_Commuters_Poor-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:14:44 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jamirdesign</dc:creator>
<category>Poverty</category>
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<description><![CDATA[I'm not affected about this but when I finds it true that there are someone who are Tsinoy teaching their children about this, I'm kind of hurt. Th<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[You ever eat Pagpag?]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/You_ever_eat_Pagpag/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/You_ever_eat_Pagpag/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:40:01 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>zohan</dc:creator>
<category>Poverty</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Shocking Video About Poverty in the Philippines<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Filipinos are Happier than Americans]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/Why_Filipinos_are_Happier_than_Americans/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/Why_Filipinos_are_Happier_than_Americans/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:03:43 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>NewsBoy</dc:creator>
<category>Poverty</category>
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<description><![CDATA[We always read about surveys on how happy Filipinos are despite all the poverty but do we know why?  I just read an article in <br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pushing trolleys to make ends meet]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/Pushing_trolleys_to_make_ends_meet/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/Pushing_trolleys_to_make_ends_meet/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:22:26 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kristine</dc:creator>
<category>Poverty</category>
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<description><![CDATA[&quot;An economic crisis pushes people to engage in sidelines or extra jobs aside from the regular job they are already doing. But for 21-year-old Rodel <br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Root Cause of Hunger and Poverty]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/The_Root_Cause_of_Hunger_and_Poverty/</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:43:41 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mrRoboto</dc:creator>
<category>Poverty</category>
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<description><![CDATA[&quot;...Different people gave different opinions regarding the causes of poverty, but not all of these are real, some are only myths. If we trace in his<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[the only hope for the Philippines]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/the_only_hope_for_the_Philippines/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:01:07 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>george</dc:creator>
<category>Poverty</category>
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<description><![CDATA[&quot;The signs are clear. Our nation is headed towards an irreversible pathofeconomic decline and moral decadence. It is not for lack of effort.We'<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Unrest and Hunger Threaten Philippines Stability]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/Unrest_and_Hunger_Threaten_Philippines_Stability/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/Unrest_and_Hunger_Threaten_Philippines_Stability/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:27:39 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>maniladude</dc:creator>
<category>Poverty</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The numbers of the hungry are growing everyday as food and oil prices skyrocket.  This will eventually lead to civil unrest unless Arroyo does someth<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Let's hope this catches on...The Spirit of Volunteerism]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/Lets_hope_this_catches_on---The_Spirit_of_Volunteerism/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/Lets_hope_this_catches_on---The_Spirit_of_Volunteerism/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:49:17 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>beth</dc:creator>
<category>Poverty</category>
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<description><![CDATA[&quot;What is so incredible about the spirit of volunteerism is that its ability to &quot;infect&quot; people and turn it into an &quot;epidemic&quot;!  Pardon the figure of<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why are Filipinos so Poor?]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/Why_are_Filipinos_so_Poor/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/Why_are_Filipinos_so_Poor/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:14:28 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jumpy</dc:creator>
<category>Poverty</category>
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<description><![CDATA[&quot;Why then are we poor? More than ten years ago, James Fallows, editor of the Atlantic Monthly, came to the Philippines and wrote about our damaged c<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why pop-control is not the Solution to Poverty]]></title>
<link>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/Why_pop-control_is_not_the_Solution_to_Poverty/</link>
<comments>http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com/Poverty/Why_pop-control_is_not_the_Solution_to_Poverty/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:49:45 EDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mickey</dc:creator>
<category>Poverty</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Most growth of the world's population takes place in the Third World, thus a tendency to claim that underdevelopment, poverty and hunger are caused<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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