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PBSP was established in 1970 when 50 Filipino businessmen set aside 1% of their companies’ net income before taxes for poverty reduction programs. [7] PBSP first started implementing development projects in 15 provinces in the 1980s. [8] The PBSP then developed in the 1990s a program to improve the harvests of rice farmers. [9]
Nature conservation organisations based in the Philippines (2 P) Pages in category "Environmental organizations based in the Philippines" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Share of population in extreme poverty (1981–2019) In 2023, official government statistics reported that the Philippines had a poverty rate of 15.5%, [1] [2] (or roughly 17.54 million Filipinos), significantly lower than the 49.2 percent recorded in 1985 through years of government poverty reduction efforts. [3]
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said there were 17.54 million people living below the poverty line, a decrease of 2.4 million from the previous survey two years earlier. The government ...
Trade associations based in the Philippines (7 P) Pages in category "Non-profit organizations based in the Philippines" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
Armed with gloves, rubber boots and a rake, "Mangrove Warrior" Willer Gualva, 68, comes to Freedom Island in the Philippines almost every day to stop it being engulfed by trash. No one lives on ...
Environmentalism has therefore been historically seen as elitist, and poverty has been associated with environmentally damaging practices and disinterest in environmental concerns. For instance, the Brundtland Report concluded that poverty is one of the most important drivers of environmental degradation ; [ 13 ] political scientist Ronald ...
The Philippines has a 53% renewable, 66.8% green, and self-sufficient electricity generation mix. Environmental organisations like Greenpeace are dissatisfied with these numbers, however, because coal still accounts for 37% of power generation. The economic gains of renewable energy usage in the Philippines have not benefited the rural poor ...