How Well Do You Know Poverty in the Philippines?

• 2.3 million people fell into poverty in the Philippines between 2018 and 2021 due to the pandemic-induced economic slowdown.
• 20 million people, or 18.1% of the population, lived in poverty in 2021, beyond the government's goal range of 15.5%–17.5%.
• President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants to reduce poverty to 9% by 2028.
• The government plans to focus on reopening the economy, investing in human capital and social security, and restructuring production sectors for high-quality employment and competitive goods.
• The Economic Planning Secretary believes poverty incidence can be reduced by 5 percentage points by midterm and another 4 percentage points by 2028.
• The Philippine Statistics Authority defines poverty as the number of Filipinos whose per capita income is insufficient to cover their basic dietary and non-nutritional needs.
• Prior to the pandemic, six million Filipinos had been lifted out of poverty in 2018.
• Rising inflation is a challenge to achieving the poverty reduction goal.
• The PSA produces data on poverty every three years.
• The pandemic was a major factor in the increase in poverty in the Philippines.

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