Poverty incidence has been declining in the Philippines over the past 10 years. However, with the advent of the Asian … crisis in 1997, there was a reversal in poverty trends. Estimates indicate that the headcount index has gone up to 40 percent … in 1998 from 31.8 percent in 1997. Other nonincome-based measures of poverty also suggest deterioration in the welfare …

, and severity of poverty have all decreased in 2018. Poverty decomposition analysis shows that both economic growth and … and poverty severity is largely explained by income redistribution. On the other hand, while inequality measures indicate … address poverty and inequality in country in pursuit of eradicating all forms of poverty as targeted by the Sustainable …

inequality measures. In this paper, we show the salient features of the country`s poverty situation in a hope to contribute to …Poverty incidence in the Philippines is rising based on the national official data released by the National Statistical … Coordination Board. Poverty incidence among population rose from 24.9 percent in 2003 to 26.4 percent in 2006 and then inched up …

Plan. It has also committed to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), where the first goal is to eradicate extreme … poverty by 2030. This paper examines the performance of the country in poverty reduction. It also examines the reasons for the … recent performance, including the pattern of economic growth, numerous shocks experienced by the country, and government …

to address the many facets of poverty. The 4Ps is by far the largest poverty reduction and social development program the … to alleviate their immediate needs and aims to "break the intergenerational poverty cycle through investments in human … inclusive growth. …

persistence of poverty in the Philippines. To promote inclusive growth and reduce poverty, the manufacturing sector has to be made … Philippines. Set against the backdrop of continuing economic integration in the region, it seems that the growth in the … Philippines has not been as inclusive as in the other countries as manifested in the increase in the magnitude of poverty. This …

Despite the remarkable economic performance of the Philippines in recent years, poverty remains a core policy issue …. And with a relatively young population, the poverty situation concerns largely children who are at the critical stages of … poverty through data collected from national surveys and administrative records of government agencies. The estimations show …

Poverty simulations suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures implemented by the government to contain the …