Official poverty statistics in the Philippines are generated by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) with geographic disaggregation from the national up to the provincial level. In addition to the official statistics, there are several ongoing efforts to generate other poverty indicators with disaggregation below the provincial level. While several efforts have been exerted in the past to produce poverty maps, sustainability and institutionalization have not been achieved. In recognition of the need to regularly provide planners and decision makers with useful tools for the formulation of poverty reduction strategies, the NSCB has initiated efforts to produce poverty maps for all the provinces of the country.