Proportion of Poor Filipinos Registered at 23.7 Percent in the First Semester of 2021 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. Read more about Proportion of Poor Filipinos Registered at 23.7 Percent in the First Semester of 2021