Corruption and Poverty in the Philippines

What percentage of Filipinos had no work or no income in 2002?

Which of the following crimes is NOT mentioned in the text?

What percentage of college graduates aged 24 years old and below were unemployed?

Which organization commissioned the study that found the unemployment rate among college graduates?

How many cases of child abuse were reported to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the first quarter of the year?

What percentage of the reported child abuse cases were of a sexual nature?

What percentage of Filipino families living in rural areas are poor according to the text?

What is the main cause of corruption in the Philippines according to the text?

What is the population density of the Philippines according to the text?

Which of the following is NOT a consequence of overpopulation in the Philippines according to the text?

What is the median age of the Philippine population according to the text?

Which of the following statements about poverty in the Philippines is NOT supported by the text?

Unemployment and Underemployment

Only 31% of Filipinos had work or earned a living for at least 40 hours a week in 2002, while 69% had no work or income.
26.2% of college graduates aged 24 years old and below were unemployed in 2002.

Criminality

Various crimes are committed daily, including rape, murder, kidnapping, and others.

Child-Sexual Abuse

2,147 cases of child abuse were reported to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the first quarter of the year, with more than one-fourth being sexual in nature.

Corruption

Billions of money are lost due to corruption in projects, anomalies, procurement process, paid barrel scam, ill-gotten wealth, and other forms of corruption.

Poverty

32 million Filipinos, or 33.7% of families in urban areas and 46.9% in rural areas, were poor in 2002.
Poverty is a consequence of many causes.

Overpopulation

The Philippines' population grows by over one million people every year due to a higher birth rate and lower death rate.
The population may "explode" and cause many problems, issues, and concerns.
As of 2017, the Philippine population is 105,667,929, equivalent to 1.39% of the total world population, ranking 13th in the list of countries by population.
The population density is 352 per km2, or 911 people per mile.
55.6% of the population lives in rural areas, while 44.45% lives in urban areas.
The median age population is 24.3 years old.

Explore the issues of corruption and poverty in the Philippines with this quiz. Learn about the evidence of billions of money lost to corruption, as well as the causes and consequences of poverty in the country.