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Child Poverty in the Philippines V Foreword The Global Study on Child Poverty and Dispari es was launched by the United Na ons Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in 2007, and has since evolved to include research studies from 54 countries on their respec ve vulnerable groups, including children, and their rights.
Children and youth in the Philippines face huge challenges. Despite rapid economic growth in recent years, 31.4 per cent of children (and a staggering 63.1 per cent of girls and boys in Mindanao), live below the poverty line. 33 per cent of children are stunted (short for their age) due to malnutrition, and immunization
Poverty among children fell from 33.5 per cent in 2015 to 23.9 per cent (9.3 million) in 2018. However, stark disparities exist. Child poverty rates vary from 4.3 per cent in NCR to 68.2 in BARMM where little. progress on child poverty has been observed.
Child poverty rate up from 23.9% in 2018 to 26.4% in 2021. Poor children reach 10.5 million in 2021 up from 9.3 million in 2018; 3.7 million food poor children in 2021. BARMM's poor children reduced from 67.2% in 2018 to 44.2% in 2021 but still highest among regions.
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Despite the remarkable economic performance of the Philippines in recent years, poverty remains a core policy issue. And with a relatively young population, the poverty situation concerns largely children who are at the critical stages of their physical, mental, and social development.
24 lis 2022 · In the past three decades, the Philippines has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty. Driven by high growth rates and structural transformation, the poverty rate fell by two-thirds, from 49.2 percent in 1985 to 16.7 percent in 2018.
24 lis 2022 · Overcoming Poverty and Inequality in the Philippines. Past, Present, and Perspectives for the Future. Manila | November 24, 2022. Outline. 01. The Past: 30 years progress in poverty and inequality reduction. 03. Prospects for the. Future: The path of recovery from COVID-19. 02. The Present: Structural. causes of inequality. 04. What policy can do.
