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Are We Winning the Fight against Poverty? An Assessment of the Poverty Situation in the Philippines

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  • Tabuga, Aubrey D.
  • Mina, Christian D.
  • Reyes, Celia M.
  • Asis, Ronina D.
  • Datu, Maria Blesila G.

Abstract

In 2006, poverty incidence in the Philippines went up by 3 percentage points from 2003, marking a reversal against the downward trend in previous poverty estimates. This upward trend went against expectations after the Philippine economy exhibited a relatively robust performance during this period. The reasons as to why this has happened are explored in this paper. Meanwhile, income inequality measures do not show significant change over the years. Natural disasters and economic crises further add to the already difficult work of reducing poverty. The MDG deadline looms ahead and time is running out in the country`s battle against poverty. In this report, the poverty situation is again revisited and closely examined. It aims to assess whether the country has made any improvements or not and to answer several key questions such as: What should likely be the focus of poverty reduction efforts? Why is it that poverty rose despite the relatively fast economic growth in recent years? What can we learn from this experience?

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  • Tabuga, Aubrey D. & Mina, Christian D. & Reyes, Celia M. & Asis, Ronina D. & Datu, Maria Blesila G., 2010. "Are We Winning the Fight against Poverty? An Assessment of the Poverty Situation in the Philippines," Discussion Papers DP 2010-26, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
    • Handle: RePEc:phd:dpaper:dp_2010-26
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    1. Dennis S. Mapa & Michael Daniel Lucagbo & Heavenly Joy Garcia, 2012. "The link between agricultural output and the states of poverty in the Philippines: evidence from self-rated poverty data," Philippine Review of Economics, University of the Philippines School of Economics and Philippine Economic Society, vol. 49(2), pages 51-74, December.
    2. John Paolo Rosales Rivera, 2022. "A nonparametric approach to understanding poverty in the Philippines: Evidence from the Family Income and Expenditure Survey," Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 14(3), pages 242-267, September.

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