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Poverty
Threshold: PhP 12,732 in 2004
Posted 17 March 2006
Davao Region’s annual
per capita poverty threshold stood at PhP12,732 in 2004 up by 11.7 percent,
compared to the 2003 level of PhP11,399. Of this minimum annual per capita
income requirement, PhP 8,784 was intended for sustaining food needs and the
remaining PhP3,948 was intended for other basic needs. Thus, a family of
five members had to have a regular source of income amounting to PhP63,660
for the year or a monthly income of PhP5,305 to be able to sustain their
basic needs.
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Table 1. Annual per Capita Poverty
Thresholds by Province, Region XI, 2003-2004 |
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Province |
2003r/ Poverty Threshold
(in Php) |
2004 Poverty Threshold
(in Php) |
Growth Rate
(in percent) |
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All Areas |
Urban |
Rural |
All Areas |
Urban |
Rural |
All Areas |
Urban |
Rural |
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Region XI |
11,399 |
13,259 |
10,651 |
12,732 |
14,604 |
11,963 |
11.7 |
10.1 |
12.3 |
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Davao del Norte |
11,837 |
13,811 |
11,369 |
13,540 |
15,400 |
13,099 |
14.4 |
11.5 |
15.2 |
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Davao del Sur |
11,467 |
13,675 |
10,261 |
12,680 |
15,218 |
11,293 |
10.6 |
11.3 |
10.1 |
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Davao Oriental |
10,590 |
12,297 |
9,736 |
11,616 |
13,097 |
10,874 |
9.7 |
6.5 |
11.7 |
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Compostela Valley |
11,433 |
12,301 |
10,293 |
12,870 |
13,554 |
12,666 |
12.6 |
10.2 |
23.1 |
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Source: National Statistical Coordination Board |
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Note: r/ -
The estimates for 2003 were revised following the recomputation of
the poverty thresholds of
Compostela Valley using food prices and other data for Davao del
Norte, its mother province. |
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In urban areas of Region XI, per capita threshold was placed at PhP14,604 in
2004, an increase of 10.1 percent over the 2003 threshold of PhP13,259. In
the same year, per capita poverty threshold in rural areas of the region
stood at PhP11,963, an increase of 12.3 percent compared to the 2003 level
of PhP10,651.
Among the provinces of Region XI, Davao del Norte had the highest poverty
threshold in years 2003 and 2004 for all areas with PhP11,837 and PhP13,540,
respectively. On the other hand, Davao Oriental had the lowest per capita
poverty threshold with PhP10,590 in 2003 and PhP11,616 in 2004.
Meanwhile, annual per capita food threshold of the region in 2004 reached
PhP8,784, an 11.7 percent increase over the food threshold of PhP7,862 in
2003. Therefore, a family of five members had to have an income of
PhP43,920 for the year or PhP3,660 per month to be able to meet their
minimum food needs.
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Table 2. Annual
per Capita Food Thresholds by Province, Region XI, 2003-2004 |
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Province |
2003r/
Food Threshold
(in Php) |
2004
Food Threshold
(in Php) |
Growth Rate
(in percent) |
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All Areas |
Urban |
Rural |
All Areas |
Urban |
Rural |
All Areas |
Urban |
Rural |
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Region XI |
7,862 |
8,790 |
7,650 |
8,784 |
9,604 |
8,595 |
11.7 |
9.3 |
12.4 |
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Davao del Norte |
8,063 |
8,824 |
7,983 |
9,258 |
9,839 |
9,198 |
14.8 |
11.5 |
15.2 |
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Davao del Sur |
7,601 |
8,559 |
7,402 |
8,383 |
9,525 |
8,147 |
10.3 |
11.3 |
10.1 |
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Davao Oriental |
7,799 |
8,890 |
7,316 |
8,570 |
9,468 |
8,172 |
9.9 |
6.5 |
11.7 |
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Compostela Valley |
8,116 |
8,890 |
7,316 |
9,161 |
9,795 |
9,003 |
12.9 |
10.2 |
23.1 |
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Source: National Statistical Coordination Board |
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Note: r/ -
The estimates for 2003 were revised following the recomputation of
the food thresholds of
Compostela Valley using food prices in Davao del Norte, its mother
province. |
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Contact
Person:
Ms.
ESTRELLA R. TURINGAN
Regional Head, NSCB-RD
XI
Tel. No.: +6382 227 6213
Email:
nscbrd11@yahoo.com.ph/nscbrd11@pldtdsl.net
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