NSCB - 2000 Poverty Estimates - 44 Poorest Provinces in 2000

In line with the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) Program, the poorest 44 provinces include the following:

Region	Included in the Poorest 44	No. of Provinces			Not Included in the Poorest 44
Region	Included in the Poorest 44	Included	Not Included	Total	Not Included in the Poorest 44
NCR	none	0	4	4	1st District 2nd District 3rd District 4th District
CAR	Abra Ifugao Kalinga Mt. Province	4	1	5	Benguet
Region I	none	0	4	4	Ilocos Norte Ilocos Sur La Union Pangasinan
Region II	none	0	5	5	Batanes Cagayan Isabela Nueva Vizcaya Quirino
Region III	none	0	6	6	Bataan Bulacan Nueva Ecija Pampanga Tarlac Zambales
Region IV	Marinduque Quezon Romblon Occidental Mindoro Oriental Mindoro	5	6	11	Aurora Batangas Cavite Laguna Palawan Rizal
Region V	Albay Camarines Norte Camarines Sur Catanduanes Masbate Sorsogon	6	0	6	none
Region VI	Aklan Antique Capiz Negros Occidental	4	2	6	Iloilo Guimaras
Region VII	Bohol	1	3	4	Cebu Negros Oriental Siquijor
Region VIII	Biliran Eastern Samar Northern Samar Western Samar Leyte	5	1	6	Southern Leyte
Region IX	Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga del Sur	2	1	3	Basilan
Region X	Camiguin Misamis Occidental	2	2	4	Bukidnon Misamis Oriental
Region XI	Davao del Norte Davao Oriental South Cotabato Sarangani	4	1	5	Davao del Sur
Region XII	Lanao del Norte North Cotabato Sultan Kudarat	3	0	3	None
Caraga	Agusan del Norte Agusan del Sur Surigao del Norte Surigao del Sur	4	0	4	None
ARMM	Lanao del Sur Maguindanao Sulu Tawi-Tawi	4	0	4	None

Source: Social Sectors B Division, NSCB