While economic growth is important for poverty reduction, the rather stellar performance of the Philippines in economic … growth has still not translated into reduction of poverty. This is in large part due to issues pertaining to distribution … processes. The study looks at trends in various statistics on poverty and income distribution, and then examines how disparities …

fell; the mix of employment by occupational position and sector improved; the educational level of the employed population …, the percentage of registered workers, and labour earnings increased; and all poverty and inequality indicators decreased …

While the poverty reductions in the Philippines in 2012–2018 are modest compared to what Vietnam, China or Indonesia … decomposition of poverty and inequality in 2000–2018 using official national household surveys. We find the growth since 2012 …, unlike before, was consistently pro-poor. Moreover, growth and redistribution aligned after 2012 to reduce poverty, whereas …

different generations. At present, youth and elderly are particularly vulnerable to poverty relative to adults in their middle …

Poverty incidence in the Philippines is rising based on the national official data released by the National Statistical … focuses on agriculture because it plays a central role in the poverty condition that continues to persist despite recent … Coordination Board. Poverty incidence among population rose from 24.9 percent in 2003 to 26.4 percent in 2006 and then inched up …