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Proportion of Poor Filipinos was Estimated at 16.6 Percent in 2018

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The full year 2018 poverty incidence among population, or the proportion of poor Filipinos whose per capita income is not sufficient to meet their basic food and non-food needs, was estimated at 16.6 percent. This translates to 17.6 million…
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Proportion of Poor Filipinos in 2015 was 23.3 Percent

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The full year 2015 poverty incidence among population, or the proportion of poor Filipinos, was estimated at 23.3 percent (revised from the 21.6 percent released last 27 October, 2016). This translates to 23.5 million Filipinos (from 21.9 million…

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Proportion of Poor Filipinos registered at 21.0 percent in the First Semester of 2018

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In the first semester of 2018, a family of five needed no less than PhP 7,337, on average, to meet the family’s basic food needs for a month. This amount is the food threshold. On the other hand, no less than PhP 10,481, on average, was needed to…
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Filipino Families Are Most Deprived in Education

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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) releases today the multidimensional poverty statistics based on an initial methodology . It is called the multidimensional poverty index (MPI) and serves to complement the income-based measure of poverty.
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Social Sector Statistics Service
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Chief Statistical Specialist
Poverty and Human Development Statistics Division
Social Sector Statistics Service
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