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1 out of 3 Filipinos is Poor: Poverty Worsened Under Arroyo's Watch |
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Manila,
Philippines- Government's own statistics have caught up with them
said local anti-poverty coalition, Global Call to Action against
Poverty (GCAP)-Philippines, after the National Statistical Coordination
Board (NSCB) reported yesterday that poverty has worsened between 2003
and 2006.
According to NSCB, poverty incidence increased to 26.9% for families in
2006 compared to 24.4% in 2003. These figures showed that 33 out of 100 Filipinos (1 out of 3) were poor in 2006, compared to 30 in 2003.
"The
billions of pesos worth of Hunger and Poverty Mitigation Programs
launched by the government, from school feeding programs to the most
recent cash-incentive programs, are last ditch efforts to save face
in an increasingly embarrassing situation of worsening poverty and
inequality despite its boast of record economic growth. What's worse
is that these resources are used more for political propaganda, and
could even be partially lost to corruption that has reached meteoric
heights under the Arroyo administration," said Ana Maria R. Nemenzo,
GCAP-Philippines anti-poverty advocate. "To eradicate poverty, a
strong leadership committed to people's welfare is necessary to
ensure increased investment in social services, agriculture, and asset
reforms, amongst others."
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A Philippines Free from Poverty and Inequality is Possible, But Not Under Gloria |
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Global Call to Action against
Poverty (GCAP)-Philippines
joined the Philippine contingent to the Global Day of Action of the World
Social Forum (WSF) Saturday, 26 January 2008 to remind Filipinos that a Philippines
free from poverty and inequality is possible, although not under the current
regime.
About 1 out of 4 Filipinos
still see themselves as poor and 1 out of 5 Filipinos experience extreme hunger
according to the latest Social Weather Station survey results (January 2008).
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Philippine Poverty and Inequality Situation (as of March 2008) |
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Poverty Incidence
According to the
Social Weather Stations (January 2008):
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Almost
1 out of 2 Filipinos see themselves as poor.
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46% of Filipinos families (estimated
8.1 million families or about 40.5 million Filipinos out of the 2007 projected
population of 86 million) see themselves as poor.
Available data from
the government:
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1
out of 3 Filipinos is poor. (2006 NSCB)
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32.9 million Filipinos out of 88.6
million (2006 NSCB and 2007 NSO population projection data).
Other sources of data:
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There are more than 30 million urban poor or 34%
of the population (Ibon, Sept 2006)
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65 million Filipinos or 80% of the population
are struggling to survive on the equivalent of US$ 2 a day (Ibon, Mar 2007)
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FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO VOLUNTEER, JOIN, CONTRIBUTE OR SUPPORT OUR CAMPAIGN TO END POVERTY, PLEASE REGISTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO THIS WEBSITE AND WE WILL GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. -- GCAP-PHILS
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