On April 12, 2019, President Duterte signed into law Republic Act 11291 known as the “Magna Carta of the Poor.” The Magna Carta is in implementation of the declared policy of the State “to ...

CEBU, Philippines — The Magna Carta of the Poor, the bill that aims to address hunger and ensure full access to basic services to help alleviate poverty has been enacted into law.

Aside from the Magna Carta of the Poor, Duterte also signed into law last April 17 Republic Act 11310 institutionalizing the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).

Citing unrealistic promises of the Magna Carta for the Poor, President Benigno Aquino III refused to sign into law the bill which aims to protect the ...

A new law cementing the rights of the poor in the Philippines has been praised by Caritas Manila, the social arm of the Catholic Church in the capital. Taking the Catholic Pulse.

A bill, which seeks to uplift the lives of the impoverished through employment, feeding programs and education, is on its way to the plenary of the House of Representatives.

Earlier, Sen Francis Pangilinan, who sponsored the Senate version of the bill, said the Magna Carta for the Poor seeks to ensure the protection of 5 basic rights of every Filipino, namely, ...