Poverty in the Philippines

By: Gabriel Joaquin D. Morales

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 WHAT IS POVERTY?
 It is a state or condition wherein a person lacks the financial resources and
essential materials to meet their basic needs. (Chen, 2020)
 Does not have any way to sustain and procure the resources to meet their basic
needs.
 Poverty affects a person’s access to education, healthcare, housing, and income.
 It can affect anyone, from a family to a whole community in any country.
THE STATISTICS IN THE PHILIPPINES

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More than 16% of Manila has 3.1 The unemployment
the population lives million homeless rate in august of
below the poverty Filipinos, 700,000 of 2021 is 7.7%,
line which are children roughly 3.73 million
Filipinos are
unemployed
 WHAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS DONE
 They have established multiple pro-poor policies, like the Pantawid Pamiliyang
Pilipino Program, provided access to clean water, and some form of health care
policies.
 Through economic growth and projects such as AmBisyon 2040 and the Philippine
Development Plan 2017 - 2022
 WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP
As advised by the Borgen Project on how we can lessen poverty:
1. Create awareness – We can use social media and mass communication to inform
everyone on the globe
2. Donate – Many non-profit organizations are willing to assist and help us bring our
donations to those in need. ex. RISE PH, CARE PH, Action Against Hunger.
3. Educate Others – We can teach others and influence them to open their hearts and
help those in need.
 THANK YOU!
and please support the different Philippine organizations that
help the poor
 REFERENCES:
 Chen, James (2020) Microeconomics: Poverty, Retrieved from
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/poverty.asp
 Asian Development Bank. (2009). Poverty in the Philippines: Causes, Constraints and
Opportunities. Retrieved from https://www.adb.org/publications/poverty-philippines-causes-
constraints-and-opportunities
 Borgen Project (2020) Combating poverty in the Philippines. Retrieved from
https://borgenproject.org/tag/poverty-in-the-philippines/
 Borgen project (2018) How to stop poverty: Seven effective actions. Retrieved from
https://borgenproject.Org/how-to-stop-poverty-actions/
 The World Bank (2018) The Philippines Can Overcome Poverty. Retrieved from
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/speech/2018/05/30/the-philippines-can-overcome-poverty