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Press Release
Poverty worsens between 2003 and 2006 
(PR-200803-SS2-02, Posted 05 March 2008, Revised 07 March 2008)
Note:
This article already incorporates corrections on the original press released posted on 05 March 2008.
Please refer to the Errata for the changes made.
Poverty incidence increased to 26.9% for families in 2006 compared to 24.4% in 2003. This is however lower than the 27.5 % poverty incidence in 2000.
Table 1: Incidence and magnitude of poverty, Philippines: 2000, 2003 and 2006
Statistics |
Point Estimates |
Inc/Dec |
Coefficient of Variation |
90% Confidence Interval for 2006 |
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2000 |
2003 |
2006 |
2000 |
2003 |
2006 |
Lower Limit |
Upper Limit |
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Annual Per Capita |
11,458 |
12,309 |
15,057 |
2,748 |
|
|
|
|
|
Poverty Incidence (%) |
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Families |
27.5 |
24.4 |
26.9 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
26.3 |
27.4 |
Population |
33.0 |
30.0 |
32.9 |
2.9 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
32.3 |
33.5 |
Magnitude of poor (in million) |
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Families |
4.2 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
Population |
25.5 |
23.8 |
27.6 |
3.8 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
27.0 |
28.2 |
Subsistence Incidence (%) |
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Families |
12.3 |
10.2 |
11.0 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
10.6 |
11.4 |
Population |
15.8 |
13.5 |
14.6 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
14.1 |
15.1 |
Magnitude of subsistence poor (in million) |
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Families |
1.9 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
Population |
12.2 |
10.8 |
12.2 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
11.8 |
12.7 |
Source: National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB)
In terms of poverty incidence among population, out of 100 Filipinos, 33 were poor in 2006, compared to 30 in 2003.
Filipino family of five needed PhP 6,274 monthly income in 2006
to stay out of poverty
In 2006, a Filipino family comprising of five members needed a monthly income of PhP4,177 to be able to sustain their family’s minimum basic food needs, an increase of 23% from 2003.
To be able to provide for both food and nonfood basic requirements, a family of five needed PhP 6,274 monthly income in 2006, an increase of more than 22% from 2003.
In the National Capital Region, the annual per capita poverty threshold was estimated to be PhP 20,566 in 2006. Hence, a family with five members needed to earn at least PhP 8,569 monthly in order not to be classified as poor.
Table 2: Annual and Monthly Poverty and Food Threshold for a Family of Five,
2000, 2003 and 2006
|
Annual |
Monthly |
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2000 |
2003 |
2006 |
2000 |
2003 |
2006 |
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Philippines |
Poverty Threshold |
57,290 |
61,545 |
75,285 |
4,774 |
5,129 |
6,274 |
Food Threshold |
38,535 |
40,745 |
50,125 |
3,211 |
3,395 |
4,177 |
|
NCR |
Poverty Threshold |
78,610 |
83,685 |
102,830 |
6,551 |
6,974 |
8,569 |
Food Threshold |
47,850 |
49,870 |
59,035 |
3,987 |
4,156 |
4,920 |
|
Source: NSCB
Tawi-Tawi was the poorest province in 2006: 8 out of 10 families were poor
Tawi-Tawi was the poorest province in 2006 with 8 out of 10 families classified as poor.
Provinces that remained among the 10 poorest provinces from 2003 to 2006 were Zamboanga del Norte, Maguindanao, Surigao del Norte, Masbate and Misamis Occidental.
New entrants in the ten poorest provinces in 2006 were Tawi-Tawi, Lanao del Sur, Apayao, Northern Samar, and Abra.
Table 3: Poverty incidences among families of the ten poorest provinces in 2006
Province |
2000 |
2003 |
2006 |
Inc/Dec |
90% Confidence Interval for 2006 |
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Poverty Incidence |
Rank |
Poverty Incidence |
Rank |
Poverty Incidence |
Rank |
Lower |
Upper |
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Tawi-tawi |
52.4 |
8 |
34.6 |
31 |
78.9 |
1 |
44.2 |
67.2 |
90.6 |
Zamboanga del Norte |
47.0 |
17 |
64.6 |
1 |
63.0 |
2 |
(1.5) |
54.6 |
71.4 |
Maguindanao |
59.3 |
2 |
60.4 |
2 |
62.0 |
3 |
1.6 |
55.8 |
68.2 |
Apayao |
26.5 |
59 |
16.8 |
69 |
57.5 |
4 |
40.7 |
41.8 |
73.2 |
Surigao Del Norte |
42.6 |
23 |
54.5 |
4 |
53.2 |
5 |
(1.3) |
47.2 |
59.2 |
Lanao del Sur |
54.7 |
5 |
37.6 |
25 |
52.5 |
6 |
14.9 |
41.6 |
63.4 |
Northern Samar |
39.8 |
31 |
33.8 |
38 |
52.2 |
7 |
18.3 |
38.5 |
65.9 |
Masbate |
61.3 |
1 |
55.9 |
3 |
51.0 |
8 |
(4.9) |
45.6 |
56.5 |
Abra |
47.6 |
16 |
41.0 |
19 |
50.1 |
9 |
9.1 |
43.5 |
56.7 |
Misamis Occidental |
46.8 |
18 |
48.1 |
7 |
48.8 |
10 |
0.7 |
41.1 |
56.6 |
Source: NSCB
Five provinces from the 2003 poorest list dropped out in 2006, namely, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur, Mt. Province, Biliran and Lanao del Norte.
Table 4: Poverty incidences among families of the ten poorest provinces in 2003
Province |
2000 |
2003 |
2006 |
Inc/Dec |
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Poverty Incidence |
Rank |
Poverty Incidence |
Rank |
Poverty Incidence |
Rank |
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Zamboanga del Norte |
47.0 |
17 |
64.6 |
1 |
63.0 |
2 |
(1.6) |
Maguindanao |
59.3 |
2 |
60.4 |
2 |
62.0 |
3 |
1.6 |
Masbate |
61.3 |
1 |
55.9 |
3 |
51.0 |
8 |
(4.9) |
Surigao del Norte |
42.6 |
23 |
54.5 |
4 |
53.2 |
5 |
(1.3) |
Agusan del Sur |
52.3 |
9 |
52.8 |
5 |
48.7 |
11 |
(4.1) |
Surigao del Sur |
38.4 |
35 |
48.6 |
6 |
45.4 |
16 |
(3.2) |
Misamis Occidental |
46.8 |
18 |
48.1 |
7 |
48.8 |
10 |
0.7 |
Mt. Province |
48.4 |
15 |
46.7 |
8 |
45.0 |
17 |
(1.7) |
Biliran |
33.3 |
44 |
46.5 |
9 |
31.4 |
49 |
(15.1) |
Lanao del Norte |
49.3 |
12 |
46.5 |
10 |
44.1 |
19 |
(2.4) |
Source: NSCB
All ten least poor provinces/areas are in Luzon
The nine least poor provinces in 2000 continued to be so in 2003 and 2006. Batanes was the least poor province in 2006 with 0% poverty incidence.
New entrant in 2006 is Quirino with an estimated poverty incidence of 15.9 percent.
Table 5: Poverty incidences among families of the ten least poor provinces in 2006
Province |
2000 |
2003 |
2006 |
Inc/Dec |
90% Confidence |
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Poverty Incidence |
Rank |
Poverty Incidence |
Rank |
Poverty Incidence |
Rank |
Lower Limit |
Upper Limit |
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Batanes |
10.4 |
6 |
6.3 |
2 |
0.0 |
1 |
(6.3) |
|
|
Rizal |
5.6 |
2 |
3.4 |
1 |
6.4 |
2 |
3.0 |
4.8 |
7.9 |
Bataan |
9.9 |
4 |
10.2 |
7 |
6.8 |
3 |
(3.4) |
3.1 |
10.4 |
Cavite |
10.2 |
5 |
8.6 |
5 |
7.8 |
4 |
(0.8) |
6.0 |
9.6 |
Benguet |
13.9 |
7 |
11.0 |
9 |
8.2 |
5 |
(2.7) |
6.0 |
10.4 |
Pampanga |
14.4 |
8 |
10.5 |
8 |
8.3 |
6 |
(2.1) |
6.7 |
10.0 |
Bulacan |
5.4 |
1 |
8.5 |
4 |
10.0 |
7 |
1.5 |
8.1 |
11.9 |
Laguna |
8.1 |
3 |
8.4 |
3 |
10.6 |
8 |
2.2 |
8.8 |
12.4 |
Nueva Vizcaya |
16.5 |
9 |
9.2 |
6 |
12.7 |
9 |
3.6 |
7.6 |
17.8 |
Quirino |
31.4 |
31 |
24.1 |
20 |
15.9 |
10 |
(8.2) |
8.0 |
23.8 |
Source: NSCB
These poverty estimates are part of the latest set of official poverty statistics released by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) based on the final results of the 2006 Family Income and Expenditures Survey (FIES), conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) every three years.
ROMULO A. VIROLA
Secretary General
Contact Persons:
Ms. Jessamyn O. Encarnacion and Ms. Bernadette B. Balamban
Tel. No.: +632-8967981
E-mail: jo.encarnacion@nscb.gov.ph, bb.balamban@nscb.gov.ph
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