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Poverty Statistics 

Table 2. Annual Per Capita Poverty Thresholds, Poverty Incidence and Magnitude of Poor Population: 2000 and 2003

Region/Province
Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (in Pesos)
Poverty Incidence Among the Population (%)
Magnitude of Poor Population
Estimate (%)
Coefficient of Variation
Estimate
Coefficient of Variation
2000 Revised
2003 Final
Inc/ Dec (%)
2000 Revised
2003 Final
 Inc/ Dec 2000 Revised 2003 Final 2000 Revised
2003 Final
Inc/ Dec (%)
2000 Revised
2003 Final
                           
PHILIPPINES
11,458
12,309
7.4
33.0
30.0
(3.0)
1.5
1.3
25,472,782
23,836,104
(6.4)
1.6
1.4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NCR
15,722
16,737
6.5
7.8
6.9
(0.8)
8.1
9.1
860,934
742,549
(13.8)
8.9
10.2
1st District*
16,218
17,223
6.2
7.3
5.5
(1.8)
20.5
25.7
120,663
90,446
(25.0)
21.3
27.6
2nd District
15,727
16,715
6.3
6.0
8.6
2.6
16.8
16.7
229,301
202,197
(11.8)
17.7
21.4
3rd District
15,090
16,298
8.0
12.1
6.9
(5.2)
13.5
17.2
304,583
261,328
(14.2)
14.6
18.1
4th District
16,359
17,137
4.8
6.7
6.5
(0.2)
15.9
15.0
206,387
188,578
(8.6)
19.1
16.9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Region I
12,687
13,281
4.7
35.3
30.2
(5.0)
5.5
5.8
1,452,222
1,262,799
(13.0)
6.9
6.2
Ilocos Norte
13,143
12,893
(1.9)
22.8
24.6
1.8
18.9
19.0
115,116
120,945
5.1
24.0
21.3
Ilocos Sur
13,515
12,824
(5.1)
35.2
28.4
(6.7)
9.4
17.1
194,881
154,922
(20.5)
12.5
17.6
La Union
12,978
13,356
2.9
38.4
30.2
(8.2)
13.4
12.3
253,382
198,307
(21.7)
14.5
13.7
Pangasinan
12,363
13,412
8.5
37.0
31.7
(5.3)
7.4
7.5
888,844
788,625
(11.3)
9.6
8.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Region II
11,128
11,417
2.6
30.4
24.5
(5.9)
7.8
5.6
821,294
659,666
(19.7)
8.7
6.1
Batanes*
15,264
12,279
(19.6)
18.1
9.0
(9.0)
31.7
a
2,535
1,459
(42.4)
35.5
a
Cagayan
10,209
10,320
1.1
27.0
21.4
(5.6)
14.6
10.5
252,930
196,014
(22.5)
17.3
10.9
Isabela
11,616
11,808
1.7
34.6
30.1
(4.6)
10.9
6.8
424,580
372,429
(12.3)
11.5
7.9
Nueva Vizcaya*
11,611
11,880
2.3
22.2
12.1
(10.2)
28.9
27.5
81,696
44,502
(45.5)
32.0
29.3
Quirino
10,713
12,463
16.3
38.2
29.2
(9.0)
16.2
28.6
59,555
45,262
(24.0)
17.0
23.8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Region III
13,760
14,378
4.5
21.4
17.5
(3.9)
5.7
6.2
1,695,227
1,535,784
(9.4)
6.6
6.7
Aurora
11,405
12,898
13.1
33.6
39.0
5.4
9.5
47.1
59,985
66,417
10.7
9.6
52.2
Bataan*
12,434
13,607
9.4
12.1
13.9
1.8
15.8
22.4
68,659
79,841
16.3
17.3
24.7
Bulacan
13,882
15,027
8.2
7.5
12.3
4.8
16.4
14.4
147,812
307,762
108.2
17.5
15.1
Nueva Ecija
14,750
14,394
(2.4)
32.7
27.1
(5.5)
8.9
11.7
532,961
484,106
(9.2)
10.1
13.4
Pampanga
14,698
15,148
3.1
18.2
14.7
(3.5)
11.5
13.0
331,739
289,106
(12.9)
14.4
13.9
Tarlac
12,578
13,866
10.2
33.6
18.4
(15.2)
16.3
12.5
360,109
208,104
(42.2)
22.1
12.0
Zambales
12,733
12,754
0.2
28.2
15.5
(12.7)
10.3
15.3
193,962
100,447
(48.2)
11.5
16.9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Region IV-A
13,670
14,720
7.7
19.1
18.4
(0.7)
6.7
5.2
1,697,033
1,899,827
11.9
7.1
5.5
Batangas
15,192
15,957
5.0
25.8
30.4
4.6
9.8
5.8
440,603
602,557
36.8
12.9
6.7
Cavite
14,742
16,150
9.6
13.0
12.5
(0.5)
16.1
14.4
244,712
300,636
22.9
16.0
15.3
Laguna
12,937
13,921
7.6
10.8
10.6
(0.2)
14.9
15.3
207,184
236,460
14.1
17.1
15.1
Quezon
12,501
13,349
6.8
39.3
39.8
0.5
12.7
10.1
668,237
660,224
(1.2)
13.0
11.3
Rizal*
13,676
13,903
1.7
8.1
4.9
(3.2)
20.4
19.2
136,296
99,950
(26.7)
21.2
20.3
                           
Region IV-B
12,013
12,402
3.2
45.3
48.1
2.8
6.6
4.3
1,032,123
1,163,867
12.8
7.5
5.6
Marinduque
11,553
11,781
2.0
52.7
47.4
(5.3)
7.3
10.4
113,553
101,271
(10.8)
10.7
14.1
Occidental Mindoro
11,745
12,522
6.6
46.2
50.5
4.3
10.7
11.6
176,790
203,741
15.2
11.5
17.2
Oriental Mindoro
13,510
13,813
2.2
48.9
44.3
(4.6)
16.4
7.8
340,690
321,441
(5.6)
18.4
11.8
Palawan
11,163
11,591
3.8
31.9
52.0
20.0
13.0
7.6
230,174
419,389
82.2
14.4
8.1
Romblon
10,758
11,769
9.4
64.4
43.6
(20.8)
8.7
11.6
170,917
118,026
(30.9)
12.5
11.7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Region V
11,375
12,379
8.8
52.6
48.5
(4.1)
4.0
3.3
2,540,660
2,332,719
(8.2)
4.8
4.4
Albay
12,144
12,915
6.3
48.4
42.7
(5.7)
10.5
7.3
553,629
464,510
(16.1)
11.8
9.7
Camarines Norte
11,505
12,727
10.6
57.3
55.5
(1.9)
10.6
12.5
301,147
269,604
(10.5)
11.0
14.7
Camarines Sur
11,054
11,873
7.4
47.2
47.1
(0.0)
8.9
6.2
765,373
750,674
(1.9)
11.5
7.2
Catanduanes
11,587
11,815
2.0
51.9
36.8
(15.2)
11.0
11.2
117,740
76,609
(34.9)
9.9
27.2
Masbate
11,019
12,504
13.5
70.2
63.4
(6.8)
4.7
5.0
482,818
470,670
(2.5)
6.4
8.3
Sorsogon
11,146
12,452
11.7
51.4
43.5
(7.9)
6.6
9.3
319,952
300,652
(6.0)
7.6
14.3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Region VI
11,314
12,291
8.6
44.5
39.2
(5.3)
3.6
4.0
2,773,352
2,374,772
(14.4)
4.3
4.5
Aklan
11,527
11,980
3.9
42.9
41.8
(1.2)
13.3
9.0
190,470
173,340
(9.0)
16.6
10.2
Antique
10,938
11,377
4.0
45.9
48.9
3.0
8.5
12.5
208,169
232,602
11.7
8.5
15.2
Capiz
10,536
11,298
7.2
47.2
29.2
(18.0)
9.2
10.9
328,635
194,558
(40.8)
9.8
10.7
Guimaras
10,759
11,694
8.7
28.3
49.5
21.2
19.2
9.2
37,838
66,944
76.9
20.8
22.0
Iloilo
12,122
13,221
9.1
36.9
38.6
1.7
7.5
8.5
695,280
708,899
2.0
9.1
9.5
Negros Occidental
11,126
12,131
9.0
50.2
39.5
(10.7)
5.5
5.9
1,312,961
998,429
(24.0)
6.7
6.7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Region VII
9,659
9,805
1.5
36.2
28.3
(7.9)
5.5
5.3
2,016,910
1,652,316
(18.1)
6.6
5.6
Bohol
9,762
10,032
2.8
56.7
34.9
(21.8)
9.2
11.9
590,926
375,277
(36.5)
11.1
11.6
Cebu
9,914
10,222
3.1
29.5
21.1
(8.3)
8.1
7.7
973,490
746,100
(23.4)
10.3
8.0
Negros Oriental
8,981
9,017
0.4
37.1
43.4
6.3
12.8
9.3
427,509
502,825
17.6
14.0
10.9
Siquijor
8,892
9,767
9.8
32.7
37.4
4.7
17.7
9.2
24,984
28,114
12.5
21.1
6.3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Region VIII
9,530
10,804
13.4
45.1
43.0
(2.1)
5.8
4.3
1,649,582
1,619,731
(1.8)
7.5
5.7
Biliran
9,858
11,144
13.0
43.4
55.6
12.2
16.2
9.3
58,135
77,193
32.8
21.1
41.0
Eastern Samar
9,108
11,025
21.0
55.6
41.1
(14.5)
5.6
16.8
203,104
159,184
(21.6)
8.1
15.2
Leyte
9,447
10,600
12.2
40.8
42.3
1.5
12.7
6.3
680,536
692,391
1.7
16.6
7.7
Northern Samar
8,898
9,945
11.8
49.5
40.8
(8.7)
10.8
14.5
240,228
215,859
(10.1)
13.0
21.2
Southern Leyte
9,459
10,668
12.8
35.1
41.2
6.1
11.4
11.0
116,738
147,484
26.3
12.5
15.0
Western Samar
10,338
11,675
12.9
52.4
45.9
(6.6)
8.4
8.7
350,841
327,620
(6.6)
9.6
11.5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Region IXb
9,128
10,407
14.0
44.8
49.2
4.4
6.4
4.2
1,257,210
1,427,722
13.6
8.2
5.1
Zamboanga del Norte
9,417
10,871
15.4
53.3
68.5
15.3
10.1
6.3
433,091
573,506
32.4
10.2
6.7
Zamboanga del Surc
8,975
10,310
14.9
41.4
38.8
(2.6)
8.5
6.3
824,119
571,833
(30.6)
11.3
6.8
Zamboanga Sibugay
d
9,580
 
d
50.3
 
 
11.0
d
256,705
 
 
18.2
Isabela City*
e
10,429
 
e
33.5
 
 
44.6
e
25,677
 
 
54.6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Region X
10,509
11,605
10.4
43.8
44.0
0.2
4.2
4.7
1,582,225
1,567,963
(0.9)
5.1
4.7
Bukidnon
9,201
11,083
20.5
41.0
42.9
1.9
10.5
11.9
449,647
460,292
2.4
12.7
8.8
Camiguin
12,155
12,109
(0.4)
57.0
39.7
(17.3)
10.2
17.3
41,465
29,420
(29.0)
11.3
44.5
Lanao del Norte
11,296
12,103
7.1
54.2
54.0
(0.2)
6.1
7.2
426,347
404,674
(5.1)
8.8
8.0
Misamis Occidental
10,184
11,711
15.0
53.0
54.3
1.3
6.7
9.7
260,764
263,398
1.0
9.3
13.6
Misamis Oriental
11,176
11,594
3.7
34.8
34.8
0.0
8.5
7.2
404,002
410,180
1.5
9.2
8.6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Region XI
10,278
11,399
10.9
33.3
34.7
1.3
8.1
5.4
1,231,277
1,346,269
9.3
9.3
5.7
Davao del Nortef
10,566
11,833
12.0
46.5
36.8
(9.7)
11.4
6.9
642,900
287,572
(55.3)
15.7
9.4
Davao del Sur
9,987
11,470
14.8
21.9
28.9
6.9
13.2
8.0
412,442
591,886
43.5
12.2
8.5
Davao Oriental
9,906
10,580
6.8
40.8
47.9
7.1
10.4
14.0
175,934
210,903
19.9
11.1
16.6
Compostela Valley
g
11,422
 
g
41.9
 
 
16.9
g
255,909
 
 
14.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Region XII
10,458
11,328
8.3
46.8
38.4
(8.3)
5.2
5.1
1,595,474
1,319,563
(17.3)
6.5
5.1
North Cotabato
9,990
10,972
9.8
50.1
32.1
(18.0)
8.2
12.9
511,353
317,424
(37.9)
10.6
10.8
Saranggani*
10,419
10,846
4.1
52.3
51.0
(1.3)
20.6
8.8
220,079
241,641
9.8
22.1
6.8
South Cotabato
10,686
11,741
9.9
39.1
31.8
(7.4)
10.0
6.8
469,874
380,204
(19.1)
12.7
7.6
Sultan Kudarat
10,544
10,870
3.1
56.4
49.4
(6.9)
7.7
11.8
344,172
296,215
(13.9)
12.2
15.5
Cotabato City
12,670
13,805
9.0
31.3
48.3
17.0
 
10.4
49,997
84,079
68.2
17.8
15.6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CAR
13,071
14,033
7.4
37.7
32.2
(5.5)
5.0
6.1
537,975
445,036
(17.3)
5.7
7.0
Abra
13,426
14,654
9.2
57.6
50.2
(7.4)
5.5
13.2
113,326
100,013
(11.7)
12.9
16.7
Apayao*
11,368
12,256
7.8
34.1
23.2
(11.0)
14.4
28.7
28,770
22,815
(20.7)
14.8
27.0
Benguet
14,014
14,447
3.1
18.8
15.0
(3.8)
15.5
15.4
122,178
89,132
(27.0)
16.1
17.7
Ifugao
11,809
13,148
11.3
64.1
35.5
(28.6)
7.1
19.7
113,719
60,226
(47.0)
7.7
21.9
Kalinga
11,652
13,284
14.0
45.7
52.0
6.3
13.9
10.5
83,844
93,693
11.7
14.5
8.1
Mt. Province
15,122
14,855
(1.8)
57.1
57.0
(0.1)
11.5
10.5
76,137
79,157
4.0
13.0
16.6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ARMMh
12,199
12,733
4.4
60.0
52.8
(7.1)
3.7
5.2
1,652,890
1,373,620
(16.9)
5.6
6.1
Basilanh
9,509
10,987
15.5
39.1
42.0
3.0
11.5
6.9
123,825
101,504
(18.0)
12.5
20.2
Lanao del Sur
13,892
13,702
(1.4)
61.6
44.6
(16.9)
6.8
14.4
432,307
301,215
(30.3)
10.5
15.0
Maguindanao
11,906
12,322
3.5
65.1
68.1
3.0
6.0
6.2
536,479
527,225
(1.7)
10.4
10.2
Sulu
11,672
13,473
15.4
63.3
53.5
(9.8)
8.9
10.1
397,119
315,635
(20.5)
12.5
11.6
Tawi-tawi
12,003
11,707
(2.5)
57.2
40.2
(17.0)
9.5
17.7
163,160
128,041
(21.5)
11.6
15.9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Caraga
10,903
11,996
10.0
51.2
54.0
2.8
4.6
3.9
1,076,395
1,111,901
3.3
6.0
4.9
Agusan del Norte
10,933
11,460
4.8
46.3
40.0
(6.3)
7.2
7.3
259,475
219,514
(15.4)
7.7
7.2
Agusan del Sur
11,017
12,150
10.3
60.1
60.3
0.2
9.4
8.8
359,215
337,889
(5.9)
11.5
13.2
Surigao Del Norte
11,160
12,998
16.5
51.3
59.8
8.5
10.0
6.4
232,065
277,763
19.7
17.4
6.2
Surigao Del Sur
10,421
11,227
7.7
45.8
57.1
11.2
8.2
6.9
225,640
276,735
22.6
9.9
7.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

a - No CV was computed since only one sample household was classified as poor.
b - 2000 estimates do not include Isabela City.
c - 2000 estimates still include Zamboanga Sibugay
d - No separate estimate yet; still included in Zamboanga del Sur.
e - No separate estimate yet; still included in Basilan
f - 2000 estimates include Compostela Valley
g - No separate estimate yet; still included in Davao del Norte
h - 2000 estimates include Isabela City

Notes:

1. Zamboanga Sibugay (Region IX) and Compostela Valley (Region XI) are new provinces created under EO 36 and EO 103.
2. Isabela City (Region IX) and Cotabato City (Region XII) have been separated from their respective mother provinces - Basilan and Maguindanao (both ARMM) under the present regional configuration.

* Coefficient of Variation (CV) of poverty incidence is greater than 20%

 

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