The main driver of poverty reduction has shifted from agricultural to non-agricultural income growth in rural …), however, in reducing rural poverty in relatively more isolated provinces. Our results suggest that agricultural investments …

The official poverty data fall short of properly informing public policy and governance concerning the progress, or … lack of it, in achieving the country's commitment of halving, between 1990 and 2015, the incidence of poverty and hunger …. Imposing consistency in poverty estimation shows that the poverty trend is actually even more alarming than what the official …

Anecdotal evidence permeates accounts on the impact of the global economic crisis (GEC) on Philippine poverty. This … crisis on the economy and poverty across population groups was nonetheless severe - and may linger for many years to come. …

the fight against poverty. The less obvious benefits affect the macroeconomic fundamentals of the country: reduction of …

to reduce poverty is suggested. The strategy consists of: (1) raising the volume of targeted subsidies to assist very … of high unemployment in the economy while reducing poverty. …

That poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon is no longer debatable. What remains a contentious issue is whether the …

children they may bear since the intensity of their poverty as measured by average income to poverty ratio and food consumption … program to succeed, it must be part of an anti poverty strategy. …