Poverty

The report notes, however, that extreme poverty in the region dropped to 7% as of 2013 from a high of 17% in 2005 by Lian Buan, Rappler, Nov 19, 2017 MANILA, Philippines – Around 90% of the 36 million people in Southeast Asia living below the international poverty line are Filipinos and Indonesians, according to…

By Cai Ordinario, Businessmirror, Oct 23, 2017 While the country’s business- process outsourcing (BPO) sector has been known to provide good jobs to millions of Filipinos, economists said relying on the sector alone would not significantly reduce poverty.

by Ben O. de Vera, Inquirer, Sep 6, 2017 The country’s chief economist has urged the Cabinet members of the Duterte administration to push for “pro-poor” programs and legislation that will allow the robust economic growth to trickle down to most Filipinos.

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by Ian Nicolas P. Cigaral, Businessworld, May 12, 2017 POOR Filipino families lack about half of the amount they need monthly to get out of poverty, according to a new Social Weather Stations (SWS) report.

By Cai Ordinario, Businessmirror, Jan. 26, 2017 The Duterte administration aims to lift an average of 1 million Filipinos out of poverty annually until the time the President ends his term in 2022.

ABS-CBN News, Jan. 16, 2017 MANILA – (UPDATED) The number of Filipinos who consider themselves as poor fell to an annual average of 44 percent in 2016, the lowest since 1987, according to a Social Weather Stations survey released Monday.

Minimum-wage jobs are physically demanding, have unpredictable schedules, and pay so meagerly that workers can’t save up enough to move on. BARBARA EHRENREICH, Jan 13, 2017 Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson made a move that was unprecedented at the time and remains unmatched by succeeding administrations. He announced a War on Poverty, saying…

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By Janvic Mateo (The Philippine Star), October 14, 2016 The self-rated poverty in the country has dropped to a record low – 42 percent of families or about 9.2 million adult Filipinos – according to the latest survey released by Social Weather Stations (SWS). File photo MANILA, Philippines – The self-rated poverty in the country…

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By Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), June 29, 2016, http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/06/29/1597748/family-4-needs-p120k-monthly MANILA, Philippines – Most Filipinos aspire for a “simple and comfortable life” in which they can afford to buy a car and a medium-sized house, send their children to college, regularly spend leisure time with family and friends and take occasional trips around the country.

(UPDATED) The jobs available are not meeting the aspirations of Filipino youth entering the labor market, says World Bank lead economist Jan Rutkowski Mara Cepeda @maracepeda, June 17, 2016, http://www.rappler.com/nation/136750-filipinos-jobs-remain-poor-world-bank?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=referral

The results of the latest Social Weather Stations survey reflect an improvement in self-rated poverty in all regions except in Mindanao, the lowest in over 4 years by Jodesz Gavilan @jodeszgavilan, May 27, 2016, http://www.rappler.com/nation/134464-sws-poverty-poll-first-quarter-2016?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=referral MANILA, Philippines – An estimated 10.5 million Filipino families consider themselves poor, the results of the latest Social Weather Stations…

by Andy Stern, The Ronald O. Perelman Senior Fellow, Richman Center, Columbia University, Thursday 14 April 2016, https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/04/we-must-attack-poverty-at-its-core-is-a-universal-basic-income-the-answer/?utm_content=buffer6d368&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer This post first appeared on the World Bank Jobs & Development blog. People stand on a platform at a train station in Tokyo December 8, 2014. Japan’s economy shrank more than initially reported in the third quarter on declines in…

By Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star), April 24, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – The government should reassess the structure of the employment facilitation component of its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to address the low take-up and meager contribution to the manpower needs of the country, state think tank Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) said…

MANILA, Philippines – Poverty incidence among Filipinos dropped to 26.3 percent in the first semester of 2015 – a record low in nine years – as income increases become more progressive, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines – The number of Filipino families who experienced involuntary hunger dropped by almost a million in the last quarter of 2015, bringing the full-year average to its lowest in 11 years, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) said in its latest poll.

MANILA, Philippines – Around 11.2 million Filipino families remained poor in the last quarter of 2015, the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) shows, but that number is the lowest since 2011.

About six in 10 Filipino voters rated themselves poor, according to the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

The history of political dynasties has nothing to show for their continued existence, the system having failed to reduce poverty and may even be said to have worsened poverty conditions in the country, according to a study released by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).

‘To break the cycle of poverty, the first step is to admit that poverty is also psychological’ MANILA, Philippines – “I have 6 siblings and no parents,” 12-year-old Rayjon* said in Filipino. “My father was a carpenter and addicted to metamphetamine. He sold shabu (crystal meth) on the side,” he continued.

(Updated 8:50 a.m.) Some 11.2 million families or 51 percent of Filipino families considered themselves poor, according to a 2015 second quarter poll taken by the Social Weather Stations.

From the Department of Social Welfare and Development DSWD’s program, the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) has completed some 7,531 community projects from 2011 to April 15, 2015.

Better understanding and harnessing the role of faith in development is becoming an area of growing interest and engagement within the World Bank Group. Five leaders of prominent faith-based and religious organizations came together at our Washington, D.C. headquarters last month for a dynamic panel discussion with President Jim Yong Kim on the essential role…

MANILA – Malacanang believes the government’s targeted approach to reduce poverty and hunger in the country is working. This, after a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed a decline in the number of families experiencing involuntary hunger. “‘Yung paglutas sa problema ng kahirapan at ang kaakibat nito, ‘yung problema ng pagkagutom, ay isa sa…

OUR COMMON UNDERSTANDING As leaders from diverse religious traditions, we share a compelling vision to end extreme poverty by the year 2030. For the first time in human history, we can do more than simply envision a world free of extreme poverty; we can make it a reality. Accomplishing this goal will take two commitments:…

From the Department of Social Welfare and Development Sec. Soliman announces during this morning’s briefing that more than 300,000 children of Pantawid Pamilya will graduate from high school this March.

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MANILA, Philippines – When Filipinos are asked to describe their financial status, whether based on income or purchasing power, 3 terms are usually heard: mayaman (rich), may kaya (well-off), and mahirap (poor).