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Poverty in the Philippines has been linked to bad governance, corruption, and a political system dominated by political dynasties. [24] [25] The country's poorest provinces are ruled by political dynasties. [26] [27] Additionally, there are the problem of extractive institutions that hinder the country's economic growth. [28]
Data collection began in response to findings by the National Statistical Coordination Board that 30% of Filipino families have an income below that needed for "basic requirements". [2] It is intended to inform government departments and policy-makers on the socio-economic status of nearly 400,000 households. [3]
The region posted the second highest average annual family income in Mindanao in 2009, although lower than the national average. Between 2006 and 2009, annual family income increased by 16.2 percent from PHP 142,000 to PHP 165,000. On the average, incomes rose by 5.4 percent annually exceeding the region‟s RDP target of five percent.
In a listening session with 16 Filipino Americans from across the U.S., the majority of participants shared similar experiences about the pressure of putting family first as a common source of ...
In the Philippines, residents of slum areas are commonly referred to as "squatters" and have historically been subject to relocation or forced demolition. With a steadily growing metropolitan area, Metro Manila is subject to a densifying population of slum dwellers—a 2014 article states that Manila has an estimated 4 million people living in ...
In Population and Poverty, Aniceto Orbeta, Jr., showed that poverty incidence is higher among big families: 57.3% of Filipino families with seven children are in poverty while only 23.8% of families who have two children live below the poverty threshold. [13] Percentage of population living below poverty line (2003). Darker areas mean more poverty.
The Philippines ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child on August 21, 1990. It also ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict on August 26, 2003, and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution, and child pornography on ...
Like many immigrant groups, Filipino elderly and recent immigrants may already feel like a burden to their families after having gone through the process of immigrating; thus they tend to hide their health concerns to prevent imposing more stress and a greater financial burden amongst their families. [21] Filipino families are hierarchal in ...