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The annual per capita poverty threshold was estimated at P11,605 in 2000, an 18.0 percent increase over the 1997 threshold of P9,843. With this threshold, a family¹ of five (5) members should have a monthly income of P4,835 to meet its food and non-food basic needs.

Top Ten in Provincial Poverty Thresholds in Year 2000

The National Capital Region (NCR) had the highest poverty threshold in 2000 (Table 1). In the NCR, an individual needed to have an annual income of P15,678 to meet his food and non-food needs. Close to NCR were Batangas and Mt. Province, with thresholds of P15,305 and P15,285, respectively. Nine (9) of the ten provinces with the highest thresholds were from Luzon. Only one (1), Lanao del Sur, was from Mindanao.

Table 1. Top Ten in Provincial Poverty Thresholds (in pesos), 1997 and 2000

PROVINCE	1997	2000
NCR	13,201	15,678
Batangas	13,313	15,305
Mt. Province	13,048	15,285
Cavite	13,114	14,965
Rizal	12,176	14,787
Nueva Ecija	11,381	14,755
Pampanga	11,421	14,713
Oriental Mindoro	11,300	14,531
Benguet	11,788	14,185
Lanao del Sur	11,048	13,986
Bulacan	11,777	13,881

Source: Social Sectors B Division, NSCB

Bottom Ten in Provincial Poverty Thresholds in Year 2000

The lowest poverty threshold, on the other hand, was in Negros Oriental, at P8,940, followed by Siquijor, P8,966, and Bukidnon, P8,982 (Table 2). Of these provinces, six (6) were in Visayas and four (4) were in Mindanao.

Table 2. Bottom Ten in Provincial Poverty Thresholds (in pesos), 1997 and 2000

PROVINCE	1997	2000
Western Samar	8,470	9,574
Eastern Samar	8,577	9,516
Zamboanga Sur	8,081	9,404
Basilan	9,451	9,271
Northern Samar	8,063	9,166
Bohol	6,993	9,125
Zamboanga Norte	7,839	9,090
Bukidnon	8,868	8,982
Siquijor	7,308	8,966
Negros Oriental	7,924	8,940

Source: Social Sectors B Division, NSCB

At the Regional Level

The annual per capita poverty threshold or the amount required to satisfy food and non-food basic needs reached P11,605 in 2000, an 18 percent increase over the 1997 threshold of P9,843. Thus, a family of five (5) members should have a monthly income of P4,835 to meet their food and non-food basic needs.

Table 3. Poverty Threshold by Region (in pesos), 1997 and 2000

Region	TOTAL		Percentage Change (%)
	1997	2000
Philippines	9,843	11,605	17.9
NCR - National Capital Region	13,201	15,678	18.8
Region I	10,695	12,766	19.4
Region II	9,030	11,077	22.7
Region III	11,011	13,843	25.7
Region IV	11,464	13,414	17.0
Region V	9,850	11,524	17.0
Region VI	10,101	11,553	14.4
Region VII	7,885	9,791	24.2
Region VIII	8,319	9,623	15.7
Region IX	8,092	9,298	14.9
Region X	9,051	9,881	9.2
Region XI	9,298	10,568	13.7
Region XII	9,754	11,019	13.0
CAR	11,178	13,176	17.9
ARMM	10,431	12,753	22.3
Caraga	9,231	10,605	14.9

¹National average family size based on 2000 FIES.

*Poverty threshold refers to the minimum income required to meet the food requirements and other non-food basic needs.

Source: Social Sectors B Division, NSCB

 

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