Basic wage in PH not even enough to meet poverty threshold, says think tank


MANILA, Philippines—The poverty threshold, which is set by the government, already “grossly underestimates” poverty in the Philippines, but what’s worse, a think tank stressed, is that the minimum wage Filipino workers receive is not even above the poverty line. According to Ibon Foundation, Filipino workers and their families “are barely surviving on the minimum wage […]

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