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Philippine Poverty Statistics
Table 20.
Ranking of Provinces in Terms of Improvement in the Poverty Incidence
Among Families from 2000 to 2006 by Major Island Group
| Region/Province | Poverty Incidence | Inc/Dec in Magnitude of Poor Families | |||||||
| 2000 | 2003 | 2006 | Inc/Dec | Rank in terms of improvement |
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| 2000-2003 | 2003-2006 | 2000- 2003 | 2003- 2006 | 2000-2003 | 2003-2006 | ||||
| LUZON | 20.0 | 17.4 | 20.0 | (2.5) | 2.5 | (51,656) | 332,430 | ||
| Quirino* | 31.4 | 24.1 | 15.9 | (7.3) | (8.2) | 11 | 1 | (1,520.7) | (2,573) |
| Camarines Norte | 52.7 | 46.1 | 38.4 | (6.5) | (7.7) | 13 | 2 | (5,795.6) | (5,453) |
| Batanes | 10.4 | 6.3 | - | (4.2) | (6.3) | 21 | 3 | (123.8) | (225) |
| Masbate | 61.3 | 55.9 | 51.0 | (5.4) | (4.9) | 16 | 4 | (1,856.2) | (1,291) |
| Bataan* | 9.9 | 10.2 | 6.8 | 0.2 | (3.4) | 30 | 5 | 1,636.1 | (3,915) |
| Benguet | 13.9 | 11.0 | 8.2 | (2.9) | (2.7) | 23 | 6 | (4,147.7) | (2,482) |
| Ilocos Norte* | 18.2 | 19.6 | 17.1 | 1.4 | (2.5) | 32 | 7 | 2,227.7 | (1,331) |
| Palawan | 24.7 | 43.1 | 40.8 | 18.4 | (2.3) | 38 | 8 | 37,300.3 | 1,721 |
| Pampanga | 14.4 | 10.5 | 8.3 | (3.9) | (2.1) | 22 | 9 | (7,800.1) | (6,256) |
| Mt. Province | 48.4 | 46.7 | 45.0 | (1.7) | (1.7) | 26 | 10 | 263.9 | 514 |
| Cavite | 10.2 | 8.6 | 7.8 | (1.6) | (0.8) | 27 | 11 | 6,623.0 | (2,630) |
| Kalinga | 39.3 | 46.1 | 45.8 | 6.8 | (0.3) | 37 | 12 | 3,011.1 | 962 |
| Isabela | 30.2 | 23.9 | 24.4 | (6.3) | 0.5 | 14 | 13 | (14,604.8) | 5,037 |
| Camarines Sur | 40.8 | 40.1 | 41.2 | (0.7) | 1.1 | 28 | 14 | 1,174.9 | 12,662 |
| Batangas | 20.7 | 24.5 | 25.6 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 36 | 15 | 28,337.4 | 9,399 |
| Bulacan | 5.4 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 35 | 16 | 22,998.9 | 11,208 |
| Pangasinan | 30.8 | 25.8 | 27.6 | (5.0) | 1.8 | 18 | 17 | (9,914.1) | 20,973 |
| Laguna | 8.1 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 31 | 18 | 8,035.8 | 11,350 |
| Aurora* | 26.9 | 29.2 | 31.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 33 | 19 | 1,313.3 | 1,875 |
| Marinduque | 42.7 | 38.3 | 40.8 | (4.4) | 2.4 | 20 | 20 | (642.5) | 2,918 |
| Ifugao | 55.7 | 28.1 | 30.9 | (27.6) | 2.7 | 1 | 21 | (9,071.4) | 2,013 |
| Cagayan | 21.5 | 16.5 | 19.3 | (4.9) | 2.8 | 19 | 22 | (8,624.7) | 7,738 |
| Rizal | 5.6 | 3.4 | 6.4 | (2.3) | 3.0 | 25 | 23 | (4,880.0) | 12,675 |
| La Union | 33.2 | 24.6 | 27.6 | (8.7) | 3.0 | 7 | 24 | (9,490.1) | 7,478 |
| Albay | 40.3 | 34.4 | 37.8 | (5.9) | 3.4 | 15 | 25 | (7,197.9) | 12,476 |
| Nueva Vizcaya* | 16.5 | 9.2 | 12.7 | (7.3) | 3.6 | 10 | 26 | (5,248.9) | 3,451 |
| Ilocos Sur | 30.4 | 22.8 | 27.2 | (7.6) | 4.4 | 9 | 27 | (6,887.2) | 7,477 |
| Romblon | 52.2 | 37.5 | 41.9 | (14.8) | 4.5 | 2 | 28 | (6,620.6) | 5,049 |
| Catanduanes* | 43.9 | 31.8 | 37.3 | (12.1) | 5.5 | 4 | 29 | (4,937.0) | 3,395 |
| Quezon | 32.9 | 32.8 | 38.4 | (0.1) | 5.6 | 29 | 30 | 6,311.0 | 27,247 |
| Occidental Mindoro | 38.1 | 40.9 | 46.5 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 34 | 31 | 6,309.0 | 8,104 |
| Tarlac | 27.6 | 14.8 | 22.1 | (12.8) | 7.3 | 3 | 32 | (21,993.3) | 19,237 |
| Abra | 47.6 | 41.0 | 50.1 | (6.7) | 9.1 | 12 | 33 | (1,458.2) | 5,144 |
| Zambales | 23.7 | 13.4 | 22.6 | (10.3) | 9.2 | 5 | 34 | (12,177.7) | 15,167 |
| Sorsogon | 41.4 | 33.7 | 43.5 | (7.6) | 9.8 | 8 | 35 | (4,939.4) | 16,864 |
| Nueva Ecija | 27.6 | 22.2 | 32.0 | (5.4) | 9.8 | 17 | 36 | (9,715.6) | 39,972 |
| Oriental Mindoro | 39.8 | 37.0 | 47.1 | (2.8) | 10.2 | 24 | 37 | 470.8 | 21,213 |
| Apayao | 26.5 | 16.8 | 57.5 | (9.7) | 40.7 | 6 | 38 | (1,230.4) | 8,815 |
| 1st District | 5.8 | 3.8 | 7.4 | (2.1) | 3.7 | (5,726.9) | 13,939 | ||
| 2nd District | 4.1 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | (1,419.2) | 23,391 | ||
| 3rd District | 9.4 | 5.0 | 9.8 | (4.4) | 4.7 | (6,395.4) | 11,036 | ||
| 4th District | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.6 | (0.5) | 1.2 | (3,250.5) | 8,086 | ||
| VISAYAS | 35.0 | 29.4 | 33.0 | (5.7) | 3.7 | (119,229) | 198,506 | ||
| Biliran* | 33.3 | 46.5 | 31.4 | 13.3 | (15.1) | 16 | 1 | 4,177.2 | (3,631) |
| Siquijor* | 28.6 | 30.9 | 22.3 | 2.4 | (8.6) | 11 | 2 | 558.3 | (1,327) |
| Iloilo | 29.7 | 31.1 | 24.1 | 1.3 | (6.9) | 10 | 3 | 12,826.1 | (20,308) |
| Southern Leyte | 26.3 | 31.9 | 29.0 | 5.6 | (2.9) | 12 | 4 | 4,787.6 | (430) |
| Antique | 35.1 | 43.4 | 43.0 | 8.3 | (0.4) | 14 | 5 | 9,996.0 | 3,616 |
| Western Samar | 45.5 | 38.7 | 40.2 | (6.8) | 1.5 | 6 | 6 | (7,329.1) | 6,598 |
| Negros Occidental | 41.6 | 31.4 | 33.4 | (10.2) | 2.0 | 4 | 7 | (48,397.6) | 26,142 |
| Guimaras | 22.6 | 32.7 | 35.2 | 10.1 | 2.5 | 15 | 8 | 3,625.9 | 1,571 |
| Capiz | 40.8 | 21.6 | 24.3 | (19.3) | 2.7 | 2 | 9 | (24,831.5) | 6,275 |
| Leyte | 34.9 | 34.6 | 40.5 | (0.3) | 5.9 | 9 | 10 | (912.0) | 30,612 |
| Cebu | 26.2 | 17.1 | 23.5 | (9.0) | 6.4 | 5 | 11 | (45,582.8) | 58,861 |
| Negros Oriental | 29.7 | 37.1 | 43.7 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 13 | 12 | 22,865.8 | 21,070 |
| Eastern Samar | 45.9 | 33.9 | 42.7 | (12.1) | 8.9 | 3 | 13 | (8,282.8) | 9,649 |
| Aklan | 36.3 | 33.5 | 42.6 | (2.8) | 9.2 | 8 | 14 | (317.7) | 11,202 |
| Bohol | 50.2 | 29.2 | 38.8 | (20.9) | 9.6 | 1 | 15 | (39,517.2) | 26,401 |
| Northern Samar | 39.8 | 33.8 | 52.2 | (6.0) | 18.3 | 7 | 16 | (2,895.6) | 22,205 |
| MINDANAO | 39.3 | 37.7 | 38.8 | (1.6) | 1.1 | 46,918 | 123,674 | ||
| Bukidnon | 33.4 | 36.9 | 29.6 | 3.5 | (7.4) | 18 | 1 | 12,385.7 | (11,011) |
| Zamboanga Sibugay | b | 40.7 | 34.0 | (6.7) | 2 | (3,845) | |||
| Zamboanga del Sura | 34.9 | 34.4 | 29.0 | (0.5) | (5.4) | 13 | 3 | (28,459.6) | (11,709) |
| Agusan del Sur | 52.3 | 52.8 | 48.7 | 0.5 | (4.1) | 14 | 4 | (133.0) | (1,655) |
| Surigao Del Sur | 38.4 | 48.6 | 45.4 | 10.2 | (3.2) | 21 | 5 | 9,842.1 | 399 |
| Lanao del Norte | 49.3 | 46.5 | 44.1 | (2.9) | (2.4) | 11 | 6 | (2,262.2) | (630) |
| Basilan*f | 31.5 | 33.5 | 31.7 | 1.9 | (1.7) | 17 | 7 | (1,151.4) | (481) |
| Zamboanga del Norte | 47.0 | 64.6 | 63.0 | 17.5 | (1.5) | 23 | 8 | 32,772.0 | 4,728 |
| Surigao Del Norte | 42.6 | 54.5 | 53.2 | 11.9 | (1.3) | 22 | 9 | 13,480.7 | 3,093 |
| Davao del Sur | 18.3 | 24.2 | 23.0 | 5.8 | (1.2) | 20 | 10 | 35,879.0 | (2,320) |
| Sultan Kudarat | 48.8 | 41.5 | 40.7 | (7.4) | (0.8) | 9 | 11 | (5,753.3) | 1,712 |
| Saranggani | 48.4 | 44.4 | 44.8 | (4.0) | 0.4 | 10 | 12 | 1,349.7 | 2,404 |
| Misamis Occidental | 46.8 | 48.1 | 48.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 16 | 13 | 4,234.3 | 4,059 |
| Sulu | 58.9 | 45.1 | 46.5 | (13.8) | 1.4 | 5 | 14 | (10,326.8) | 2,506 |
| Maguindanao | 59.3 | 60.4 | 62.0 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 15 | 15 | 6,962.1 | 13,573 |
| North Cotabato | 41.6 | 26.1 | 27.7 | (15.5) | 1.7 | 4 | 16 | (26,991.0) | 7,181 |
| Agusan del Norte | 40.9 | 33.2 | 35.2 | (7.6) | 2.0 | 8 | 17 | (6,793.8) | 4,470 |
| Misamis Oriental | 29.3 | 28.5 | 31.5 | (0.8) | 3.0 | 12 | 18 | 5,150.2 | 12,835 |
| Davao Oriental | 33.7 | 37.2 | 40.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 19 | 19 | 4,575.5 | 5,645 |
| South Cotabato | 34.7 | 26.4 | 30.7 | (8.3) | 4.3 | 7 | 20 | (11,896.6) | 15,337 |
| Camiguin | 54.2 | 34.5 | 39.3 | (19.7) | 4.8 | 1 | 21 | (2,470.7) | 1,263 |
| Compostela Valley | e | 34.4 | 39.8 | d | 5.4 | 22 | 9,742 | ||
| Davao del Norted | 39.5 | 30.3 | 37.7 | (9.2) | 7.3 | 6 | 23 | (55,918.0) | 13,418 |
| Lanao del Sur | 54.7 | 37.6 | 52.5 | (17.1) | 14.9 | 3 | 24 | (17,794.9) | 22,193 |
| Tawi-tawi | 52.4 | 34.6 | 78.9 | (17.8) | 44.2 | 2 | 25 | (4,598.6) | 28,460 |
| Isabela City* | c | 24.7 | 43.0 | b | 18.3 | 3,025 | |||
| Cotabato City* | 26.4 | 41.2 | 38.0 | 14.8 | (3.3) | 6,083.2 | (719) | ||
a - 2000 estimates still include Zamboanga Sibugay
b - No separate estimate yet; still included in Zamboanga del Sur.
c - No separate estimate yet; still included in Basilan.
d - 2000 estimates include Compostela Valley
e - No separate estimate yet; still included in Davao Del Norte.
f - 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 2006 poverty incidence among families is greater than 20%
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