1. 2009 Philippine Poverty Statistics Leland Joseph R. Dela Cruz Director Development Studies Program School of Social Sciences Ateneo de Manila University [email_address] February 9, 2011
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5. What is the Philippine poverty line (2009)? P230.70 Family/ day* P7,017.09 Family/ month* P84,205.00 Family/ year* P46.14 Individual/ day* P1,403.42 Individual/ month* P16,841.00 Individual/ year NSCB *Unofficial, self-computed
6. What is the NCR poverty line (2009)? P271.27 Family/ day* P8,250.84 Family/ month* P99,010.00 Family/ year* P54.26 Individual/ day* P1,650.17 Individual/ month* P19,802.00 Individual/ year NSCB *Unofficial, self-computed
7. Regional poverty lines NSCB Region Threshold Region Threshold NCR P19,802 VIII P15,910 I P17,768 IX P15,160 II P15,306 X P16,568 III P18,981 XI P17,040 IV-A P17,771 XII P15,762 IV-B P15,769 CAR P16,122 V P17,146 ARMM P16,344 VI P16,036 CARAGA P16,858 VII P17,848
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9. Regional poverty incidence (Individual) NSCB Region Poverty Incidence Region Poverty Incidence NCR 4.0% VIII 41.4% I 23.3% IX 43.1% II 18.8% X 39.6% III 15.3% XI 31.3% IV-A 13.9% XII 35.7% IV-B 35.0% CAR 22.9% V 45.1% ARMM 42.8% VI 31.2% CARAGA 47.8% VII 35.5%
10. Regional poverty (Individuals) NSCB * Percentages are unofficial, self-computed Region N* % of total Region N* % of total NCR 0.4 M 1.9% VIII 1.7 M 7.5% I 1.0 M 4.7% IX 1.3 M 5.9% II 0.5 M 2.4% X 1.5 M 6.9% III 1.4 M 6.3% XI 1.2 M 5.5% IV-A 1.5M 6.8% XII 1.3 M 5.8% IV-B 0.9 M 4.2% CAR 0.3 M 1.5% V 2.4 M 10.5% ARMM 1.1 M 4.9% VI 2.1 M 9.1% CARAGA 1.3 M 6.0% VII 2.3 M 10.2%
11. Poorest Provinces NSCB Poverty Incidence Zamboanga del Norte 46.0% Agusan del Sur 43.5% Surigao del Norte 43.1% Eastern Samar 37.6% Maguindanao 37.7% Zamboanga Sibugay 35.4% Romblon 36.3% Masbate 36.6% Davao Oriental 36.1% Northern Samar 32.4%
21. 2009 Philippine Poverty Statistics Leland Joseph R. Dela Cruz Director Development Studies Program School of Social Sciences Ateneo de Manila University [email_address] February 9, 2011