The quality of poverty estimates relies heavily on the data sources. One of the sources of data for poverty estimation in the Philippines is the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES). The FIES is the source of detailed information on income and expenditures of Filipino families. Conducted...

The quality of poverty estimates relies heavily on the data sources. One of the sources of data for poverty estimation in the Philippines is the retail price collected by the National Statistics Office. The retail prices are used, along with or in the absence of price data of certain commodities...

In years when the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) is not conducted and when funds are available, the National Statistics Office administer the Annual Poverty Indicators Survey. The APIS has been conducted in the years 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2007 and 2008. It presents the...