A UNDP and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative report revealed that 3.9% of Filipinos—or 4.47 million people—are ...

A UNDP and Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative report revealed that 3.9% of Filipinos—or 4.47 million people—are “multidimensionally poor,” with the largest deprivations coming from ...

MANILA, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The Philippines' poverty rate dropped to 22.4% or 25.24 million people in the first half of 2023, the government's statistics agency said on Friday, from 23.7% in the same ...

MANILA—The percentage of people living below the poverty line in the Philippines has narrowed only slightly, despite robust growth of the Philippine economy over the last few years, according to the ...

ABOUT 3.9% of the Philippine population can be classified as suffering from “multidimensional” poverty, meaning poor in terms of living standards, education, and health, the United Nations Development ...

CEBU deficit despite solid economic growth and falling poverty levels, highlighting how rising prosperity has failed to translate into affordable homes, the Department of Economic Development and ...

The country is hit by some 20 storms and typhoons a year, striking disaster-prone areas where millions live in poverty.

Sources: Deininger and Squire, 1996, and Philippines, National Statistics Office, 1994. Although an improvement in income distribution is often accompanied by a decrease in the poverty rate (absent a ...

The death toll from Typhoon Opong (international name: Bualoi) rose to 11 in the Philippines on Saturday as the cyclone bore down on Vietnam, authorities said.