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From 2018 to 2021, an estimated 2.3 million Filipinos fell into poverty amid the economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 2018, the rate of decline of poverty has been slower compared with other East and Southeast Asian countries, [ 6 ] such as People's Republic of China (PRC) , Thailand , Indonesia , or Vietnam .
This is a list of regions and provinces of the Philippines by poverty rate as of 2021. The international poverty rate used by the World Bank is used in the following list. The national poverty rate of the Philippines was estimated to be at 22.4% in early 2023.
As a result of the adoption of the 2017 PPPs, the global poverty lines have been revised in 2022: The international poverty line, used to define extreme global poverty, was revised to US$2.15 from US$1.90. Poverty lines for other sets of countries have also been revised upwards.
The database has identified a total of 5.25 million households below the poverty threshold of their respective provinces. With such information, national government agencies, local government unit, and non-government organizations can direct resources to the ones who need them the most.
"If food inflation had been lower, of course the reduction in poverty could be much, much bigger," National Statistician Dennis Mapa told a news conference. Philippines poverty rate at 15.5% in ...
Graph of global population living on under 1, 1.25 and 2 equivalent of 2005 US dollars daily (red) and as a proportion of world population (blue) based on 1981–2008 World Bank data [needs update] Poverty thresholds for 2013. The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline [1] is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in ...
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The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) is a government agency of the Republic of the Philippines. It coordinates poverty reduction programs by national and local governments and ensures that marginalized sectors participate in government decision-making processes. NAPC was created by virtue of Republic Act 8425, otherwise known as the ...