Philippines records 22.4% poverty rate in first half - BusinessWorld Online
By Andrea C. Abestano Researcher, The Philippines’ poverty rate for the first half of 2023 decreased to 22.4% from 23.7% in the same period of 2021, the local statistics agency said on Friday. The poor population declined by 895,260 to 25.242 million from 26.137 million in the January to June period of 2021 — December 22, 2023
bworldonline.com900k Pinoys beat poverty in first half of 2023—PSA Fewer poor seen as economy opens up post-pandemic Almost 900,000 Filipinos escaped from poverty in the first half of 2023 as the income of poor Filipinos improved with the opening of the economy following the pandemic. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Friday poverty incidence among the population or the proportion of poor Filipinos — December 22, 2023
manilastandard.netNews Releases - PBBM admin commits to further reduce poverty after PSA reports declining number of poor Filipinos The Marcos administration on Friday welcomed the report of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showing a decline in poverty incidence in the first semester of 2023 — December 21, 2023
pco.gov.phHigh inflation traps over 7 M Filipinos in poverty The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has estimated that over seven million Filipinos could have escaped poverty if inflation had remained within the government's target over the last two years. — December 22, 2023
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