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Preliminary 2023 First Semester Official Poverty Statistics

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The first semester 2023 poverty incidence among population or the proportion of poor Filipinos whose per capita income is not sufficient to meet their basic food and non-food needs was estimated at 22.4 percent or 25.24 million Filipinos. On the…
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Press Conference on the 2023 First Semester Official Poverty Statistics

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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announces the conduct of the Press Conference on the 2023 First Semester Official Poverty Statistics on 22 December 2023 (Friday) at 10:00AM. Media personnel can attend either onsite at the Media Room, 12th…
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Fisherfolks and Farmers Remain to Have the Highest Poverty Incidences Among the Basic Sectors in 2021

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This Press Release presents the preliminary estimates of the 2021 poverty statistics for 9 of the 14 basic sectors identified in Republic Act No. 8425 or the Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act. It also includes poverty statistics for…
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Proportion of Poor Filipinos was Recorded at 18.1 Percent in 2021

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Based on the Preliminary Results of the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) in 2021, poverty incidence among population, defined as the proportion of Filipinos whose per capita income cannot sufficiently meet the individual basic food and…
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Press Conference on the 2021 Full Year Official Poverty Statistics of the Philippines

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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announces the conduct of the Press Conference on the 2021 Full Year Official Poverty Statistics of the Philippines on 15 August 2022 (Monday) at 10:00 AM at 12/F Eton Centris 5, EDSA cor. Quezon Avenue,…
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Proportion of Poor Filipinos Registered at 23.7 Percent in the First Semester of 2021

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The First Semester 2021 poverty incidence among population, or the proportion of poor Filipinos whose per capita income is not sufficient to meet their basic food and non-food needs, was estimated at 23.7 percent.
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Proportion of Poor Filipinos in the First Semester of 2018 was Estimated at 21.1 Percent

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The 2018 first semester poverty incidence among population, or the proportion of poor Filipinos, was estimated at 21.1 percent (revised from the 21.0 percent released last 10 April 2019). Moreover, the poverty threshold was estimated at PhP 10,…

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2021 First Semester Official Poverty Statistics Press Conference

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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announces the conduct of the 2021 First Semester Official Poverty Statistics Press Conference on 17 December 2021 (Friday) at 9:00 AM through video conferencing using Zoom.
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Updated 2015 and 2018 Full Year Official Poverty Statistics

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The Philippine Statistics Authority updates the 2018 Full Year Official Poverty Statistics, which was initially released last 06 December 2019. This is in relation with the availability of the final 2018 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES),…
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Farmers, Fisherfolks, Individuals Residing in Rural Areas and Children Posted the Highest Poverty Incidences Among the Basic Sectors in 2018

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The Philippine Statistics Authority releases today the preliminary estimates of 2018 poverty incidence among 10 of the 14 basic sectors identified in Republic Act 8425 or the Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act as well as individuals residing…
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Chief Statistical Specialist
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Social Sector Statistics Service
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