Notes on the
WHICH PROVINCES DID BEST IN REDUCING POVERTY?
by Dr. Romulo A. Virola ¹
Secretary General, NSCB

In the July Statistically Speaking article, Which Provinces Did Best In Reducing Poverty? , I erroneously wrote in the 6th paragraph... Last month, Statistically Speaking infomed our stakeholders about the worrisome extent of poverty afflicting our children that threatened their future and consequently that of our country. We also noted that our poor children at risk were to be found mostly in Eastern Visayas (Region VI), Bicol (Region V) and Central Visayas (Region VII).

As pointed out by Mr. Generoso de Guzman, former Director of the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics, Region VI is Western Visayas, not Eastern Visayas, which is Region VIII.

The correct statement therefore, is... We also noted that our poor children at risk were to be found mostly in Western Visayas (Region VI), Bicol (Region V) and Central Visayas (Region VII).

Thanks Mr. de Guzman.

Posted 25 July 2006.

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¹ Secretary General of the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) and Chairman of the Statistical Research and Training Center (SRTC). He holds a Ph. D. in Statistics from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor , U.S.A. and has taught mathematics and statistics at the University of the Philippines . He is also a past president of the Philippine Statistical Association.

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