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Dissecting Data: Poorest regions in the Philippines
Dissecting Data: Poorest regions in the Philippines
ABS-CBN News
Published Apr 10, 2019 04:29 PM PHT
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Updated Apr 10, 2019 04:43 PM PHT
An artwork drawn on a nearby squatter shanty depicts a man with a machine gun with the name Duterte (Dut30) scribbled on the side. File photo. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
MANILA - Measuring the number of poor Filipinos is vital in achieving the government's goal of lifting millions out of poverty.
In the first half of 2018, the country’s poverty incidence fell to 16.1 percent compared to 22.2 percent during the same period in 2015, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.
ABS-CBN’s Data Analytics team breaks down the numbers in key regions. Warren De Guzman presents the findings.
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