PHBILLIONS OF AYUDA AND STILL POOR?
The Zamboanga Peninsula has the highest poverty incidence among the country's regions, according to 2023 data from the Philippine Statistics Authority on Thursday.
Of households in Zamboanga or Region IX, 24.4% are living and earning below the poverty threshold. That means one of every four families there are very poor.
It is followed by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), with a poverty incidence of 23.5%.
The poverty threshold per family for the Zamboanga Peninsula is at P13,897 per month, while the threshold for BARMM is P12,884. The poverty threshold is the minimum level of income or expenses is required to meet basic needs.
The newly established Negros Island Region is the third poorest region, with a poverty incidence of 22.6% and a poverty threshold of P14,185.
The Zamboanga Peninsula has the highest poverty incidence among the country's regions, according to 2023 data from the Philippine Statistics Authority on Thursday.
Of households in Zamboanga or Region IX, 24.4% are living and earning below the poverty threshold. That means one of every four families there are very poor.
It is followed by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), with a poverty incidence of 23.5%.
The poverty threshold per family for the Zamboanga Peninsula is at P13,897 per month, while the threshold for BARMM is P12,884. The poverty threshold is the minimum level of income or expenses is required to meet basic needs.
The newly established Negros Island Region is the third poorest region, with a poverty incidence of 22.6% and a poverty threshold of P14,185.
