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Title: Promoting Backyard Chicken Farming to Address Poverty in Rural Mindanao

Author: Emmanuel Piñol

Date: June 6, 2021

KEY INFO: This promotional video from the Mindanao Development Authority showcases backyard chicken farming as a solution to poverty in the region. Mr. Piñol highlights how crossbreeding the Basilan chicken with the Black Australian Orpington creates "Manok Pinoy," a breed with better traits and higher egg production, providing farmers with a reliable income. Ultimately, the program aims to revitalize profitable farming practices to combat rural poverty in Mindanao.

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Promoting Backyard Chicken Farming to Address Poverty In Rural Mindanao

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URL: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2022607/sws-self-rated-poverty-at-63-highest-since-03?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2eLjRfXAsZWLyStlKT8S3G3Tz1sdmpa1dIT3qG959fPpVFISOkv4P9yyI_aem_dJx6VE334cRxK_1-7Unrqg

Title: SWS: Self-rated poverty at 63%, highest since 2003

Author: Philippine Daily Inquirer

Date: January 09, 2025

KEY INFO: This national news article reveals how Mindanao's poverty rate has surged to 76%, highlighting the widespread hardship faced by its people. As living costs climb, many families struggle to afford basic necessities, especially food. In particular, the lack of access to food due to poverty is especially dire in Mindanao, leaving countless households unable to provide sufficient, nutritious meals for their families.

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Title: GRABE TO NAKAKA AWA ANG DALAWANG MATANDA NAKATIRA SA SIRA SIRA NILANG BAHAY WALA PA SILANG PAG KAIN

Author: Pugong Byahero

Date: April 20, 2022

KEY INFO: In Barangay Malabog, Davao City, a vlogger discovered an elderly couple living in a fragile, unfinished house that offered little protection from the harsh weather. Struggling with poverty, they often lacked enough money to buy food and could only eat when family and neighbors provided basic food like potatoes or rice. To shed light on the dire situation, vlogger Pugong Byahero not only raised awareness about the poverty in Mindanao but also provided the couple with food and groceries, helping to ease their daily struggles.

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GRABE TO NAKAKA AWA ANG DALAWANG MATANDA NAKATIRA SA SIRA SIRA NILANG BAHAY WALA PA SILANG PAG KAIN

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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/30/business/philippines-coconut-plantation.html

Title: Workers on a Philippines Coconut Farm: Born Poor, Staying Poor

Author: Peter S. Goodman

Date: Dec. 30, 2023

KEY INFO: This international news article highlights the severe lack of access to food faced by rural communities in Mindanao, where hard work often goes unrewarded. Workers endure long hours under intense heat and heavy rains in the region's northern coconut groves, yet their labor often yields meager income. As a result, many struggle to provide enough nutritious food for their families, leaving coconut farm workers on the island of Mindanao trapped in a cycle of poverty.

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Workers on a Philippines Coconut Farm: Born Poor, Staying Poor

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In the groves of the Philippine island of Mindanao, people living in rural areas struggle to feed themselves in the same way as their ancestors.

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Title: Dynamics of Poverty, Politics and Peace: Mindanao and Beyond

Author: Mohagher Iqbal

Date: December 3, 2018

KEY INFO: Mindanao, where 40% of the population lives in poverty, is the hardest-hit region in the Philippines, with four of its five poorest areas. Historical injustices have fueled ongoing conflict and poverty, leaving many without access to basic needs, especially food. The lack of policies addressing immediate needs and unequal opportunities prevent the impoverished from securing essential necessities, leaving them trapped in a cycle of poverty that they find hard to escape.

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IAG Executive Director Atty. Benedicto Bacani delivered this keynote speech during the 4th Mindanao Peace Studies Conference on November 21, 2018 at the Fr. Saturnino Urios University, Butuan City
Poverty incidence in Mindanao is at 40%, the highest among the three islands with four out of the top 5 poorest regions in the Philippines in Mindanao. Mindanao has one third of the Philippines poor but only a quarter of the country's population. Despite Mindanao having the highest poverty incidence, Mindanao has received only 14.5% share of the national budget in the past five years. This budget is against the backdrop where Mindanao contributes 15% of GDP and 40% of the country's agricultural production.

Kusog Mindanaw, an annual multi-stakeholders forum has been in the forefont of the 30-30-30 advocacy: Since Mindanao has 30% percent of the country's population then it is entitled to at least 30% share of the national budget; and 30% of positions in all organs of departments, judiciary, constitutional commissions and government owned and/or controlled corporations and institutions.

Mindanao poverty as an issue of greater budget and share in national offices is only one dimension of the complex issue of poverty. Poverty is symptomatic and only one of the products of a greater problem which is injustice. Historical injustice is now commonly regarded as the underlying root of the Mindanao conflict and poverty. Injustice is in various forms: social, political, economic, cultural and environmental.

World Bank (2005), Joint Needs Assessment for Reconstruction and Development of Conflict-Affected Areas in Mindanao, World Bank Manila Office.

In the World Bank study, injustice in Mindanao has many faces: social exclusion and marginalization, land and natural resources dispossession, ineffective/imposed institutions of governance, law enforcement and service delivery, extreme poverty, deprivation of basic amenities and perceived suppression of Islamic practices, traditional customs and indigenous institutions (and the communist insurgency). There are socio-economic and political factors that fuel and perpetuate injustice such as competition for scarce resources, local election disputes, proliferation of armed groups/militarization, intertribal and inter-ethnic conflict, clan war and unimplemented peace agreements with Moro fronts. I will now add rise of extremism and intolerance in all forms in this list.

In the literature, injustice is form of structural violence that makes the quest for peace elusive and resolution of societal conflicts seemed intractable.

How do we address injustice as the root cause of poverty and lack of peace in Mindanao? In the context of Mindanao, we hear of addressing historical injustice as key to Mindanao peace. The peace process with the Moro fronts-MNLF-MILF has raised national consciousness on the history of Mindanao and the Moro people and the loss of sovereignty, land and identity due to colonization. Public laws have discriminated against the Moro people.

In peace agreements with the Moro fronts, autonomy has been agreed upon as the means to recognize and correct the historical injustice committed against the Moro people. Aside from this political system that will allow the Moro people to evolve their own system of governance according to their identity, culture and way of life, there is the process of normalization and transitional justice in that will remember, acknowledge and provide a system of accountability and reparation for the injustice committed to the Moro people. Learning from the peace process with the MNLF and peace processes elsewhere, the MILF peace process is indeed more comprehensive in recognizing the root causes and the various and contemporary modes of addressing them.

It is significant to note that there is a clear attempt to introduce political reforms in the envisioned Bangsamoro autonomous region by the adoption of a regional parliamentary system that will broaden public participation in politics and governance. According to the BOL, 50% of the members of the regional parliament shall be elected thru proportional representation, 40% will be district representatives and 10% are reserved seats where (2) reserved seats each for non-Moro indigenous peoples and settler communities, 1 seat for Women, youth, traditional leaders, and the Ulama.

Already, this provision that will promote more public participation in governance is now under attack with the filing of a petition in the Supreme Court questioning the constitutionality of a parliamentary system in the Bangsamoro while the country is under a presidential system. We monitor opposition to the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law by leaders and groups whose political and economic interests will be potentially diminished by these political reforms. At the other end of the spectrum, we see growing skepticism on the political and administrative capacity and commitment of the MILF to good governance as leading the 3-year transition from the ARMM to the new Bangsamoro autonomous region. There are fears about maintaining unity in the Bangsamoro given the political, clans and ethnic divisions and the resurgence of more virulent conflicts for those who will feel excluded in this peace process. Finally, there is growing anxiety over government's capacity to deliver on the much needed resources for meaningful transition and normalization process owing to weak and inefficient bureaucracy and processes.

This brings me to my point: "It is not enough to acknowledge that injustice in history has been committed. Building social justice is the way to building stable peace." Social justice abounds when benefits and burdens are divided fairly among members of the community (Distributive justice as per Aristotle).

Structural violence that breeds conflicts and unpeace can only be addressed in an environment where the work for social justice is thriving and social justice is being pursued at all costs. Social justice is ending all forms of structural violence. It is underpinned by equality, primacy of the dignity of peoples and human rights for all.

Is there an environment, political, legal and social, in the Philippines where the work for social justice is thriving? We pride ourselves as a democratic and republican country. Our constitution in unequivocal terms puts social justice as a national vision. We have the most progressive bill of rights in our constitution. Yet, why are our communities poor while few favored families and groups reap the country's growing economy? Why is justice and the rule of elusive and almost unreachable to the poor while treated as commodity that can be bought and manipulated by the influential few? Why is it that human rights are subordinated to national security and law enforcement as if they are mutually exclusive?

These are questions that we have been asking ourselves for the longest time. We hoped that after the EDSA revolution, our trajectory towards attaining a high degree of social justice will be clear, certain and sustained. Yes, our economy has grown. Yes, we have freedoms that are envied by others. Yet, there remains no equal opportunities for all Filipinos to better their lives. Not few look at EDSA as a battle between political families and dynasties for control of the Philippines. People hoped change after the fall of the dictatorship. There was positive change indeed but only for the favored few. The majority remained poor and marginalized from the existing political and legal system that they hoped can take them out of poverty.

The election of President Duterte who ran under the platform of change and iron-fisted law enforcement, showed that many Filipinos are desirous of radical change. They saw in President Duterte a leader who is one with the poor, speaks their language and empathizes with them. For the plurality of voters in the last national elections, if there is someone who can instill fear in the oligarchs, feudal lords and the ruling class in the Philippines, it is President Duterte.

The brand of governance of President Duterte is not unique. Globally, there is this growing trend of elected leaders who represent or who present themselves as candidates under a platform that is anti-establishment, nationalist and protectionist, anti-western liberal democracy, populists and strong against crime: Time magazine described them as the "strong men": Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The newly elected right-wing President of Brazil who does not hide his admiration of dictators, Jair Bolsonaro. is now in this list. As an anti-establishment and populist leader, President Donald Trump of the United States is in this club.

The rise of "strong men" including our own President Duterte is a pushback to international global order that is identified with western liberal democracies, of globalization that bred more inequities in global economy and development and to global organizations such as the United Nations and the values that they represent: human rights, democracy, international conventions, and diplomacy. These are values that the Philippines has embraced after the fall of the dictatorship and it looks like for President Duterte, these values that underpinned public policies in the country have not solved the deep-seated problems that ail this country: crime, poverty and lack of justice. If radical change has to happen, a new playbook has to be played.

This playbook has been the subject of scrutiny and debate in and out of the Philippines. Depending on which side of the political fence one is, the war on drugs is brutal, anti-poor and inhuman for some and necessary and unavoidable to protect young Filipinos for others. The principle that the state has to protect human rights as an international obligation is challenged as giving criminals free passes to commit crime against victims who have greater claim to human rights. In this playbook, the military and police are the "bastoneros" that will instill discipline in and out of government. "Militarization" is taking on a new meaning under this administration-those who have been in the military and police force are assumed to be disciplined and efficient and can get things done as government bureaucrats. In foreign relations, the press release is that the Philippines adopt an independent foreign policy but clearly the official actions are drifting away from western liberal democratic countries and closer to China and Russia. Charter change particularly around shifting the country's unitary system to federal system as a way to empower regions and local governments is an agenda in this playbook.

The peace process with the MILF under the Duterte administration has progressed with the passage of the BOL. In a big way, the policy of President Duterte for the implementation of peace agreements in step with legal and constitutional reforms has paved the way for compromises on the BOL that led to its passage in Congress. The peace process with the NDF-CPP-NPA is in now in limbo.

There are still more that we can add in the list of Duterte playbook that horrify critics and praised in high heavens by Duterte supporters. The main battleground for winning adherents or oppositors to this playbook is in social media--- while ironically lauded as democratizing information has in not few instances misused as weapons to peddle lies and stifle dissent.

Is social justice reachable under President Duterte? Will this administration able to dismantle the entrenched structural violence in our political and economic system that hit the poor most? Will there be genuine political reforms under his watch? Is the path we are taking lead us to just and sustainable peace?

I must confess that I have mixed feelings and reviews. I had high hopes when federalism was made the centerpiece of the President's constitutional reform agenda. Federalism is a homegrown Mindanao agenda which is shared even by Moro fronts as a solution to the Mindanao conflict. Under a federal Philippines, social justice can potentially flourish as regions outside Metro Manila can get a more equitable share of the country's resources. Government is also brought closer to the people who can demand accountability from leaders. Yet, we do not see the President's leadership in steering the federalism discourse to an end that majority Filipinos can support. Instead, because of the President's lack of leadership on the issue, this initiative is being hijacked by pseudo-federalist groups with vested interests.

To address structural violence, the response must be structural which is a mix of political, legal and constitutional reforms. Power relations that allow a privileged few to control resources and political powers can only be dismantled thru sustained reforms. Our dysfunctional and slow justice system has to be reformed. Electoral reforms must be implemented to give equal opportunities to everyone not only the moneyed few to take on an elected public office.

We are yet to see structural reforms under the current dispensation. In the war against drugs, we see that due process and rule of law take a backseat in favor of swift and dramatic results. Structural reforms to make law enforcement effective as a deterrent to crime is not there yet.

Finally, human rights is the foundation of social justice. If we want to achieve social justice, we need to recognize and respect more not less human rights. For human rights to deter and not misused to the destruction of innocent lives, the only way is to observe not contravene due process. Efficient and effective policing, prosecution and conviction is the key to address the problems of drugs and criminality.

We may be getting desperate but should the military and police be always and preferred "go to guy" for everything that needs to be fixed in this country? It looks though that the lines between military, police and civilian functions are getting blurred. One of the supposedly good things we are hearing about martial law in Mindanao is that it has improved governance especially in Moro areas. Local political leaders are accountable to their constituents and governing out of fear of the military promotes a culture of violence not peace.

Let me summarize my main points:

First, in the context of Mindanao, sustainable peace does not only require acknowledging historical injustice but most critically, promoting social justice. We have to reform our politics and constitutional and legal framework, in order to provide equal opportunities and burdens to people especially the poor. The shift to a federal system, when done right in process and substance, can potentially bring about these needed reforms.

Second, the primacy of the dignity of persons and human rights must be observed for genuine social justice to be achieved.

Third, we need to reform our political and justice institutions. Institution-building is the antidote to structural violence.

Fourth, non-violent and democratic process may be slow, frustrating and incremental yet this is the only way by which genuine peace and social justice can be achieved.

As peace builders, peace scholars and researchers, we need to be critical of the policy choices our leaders make. These policy choices are underpinned by values that must as well be critically examined. There are policy choices that this current administration that we may not agree on but it does not mean other administrations have done better. People seemed desperate for change that they are even willing to barter their freedoms and rights for some sense of security. We cannot be partisan because if we do so, we stop listening. We must have the courage to facilitate dialogues, especially political dialogues on how best we can build institutions that will promote social justice. Finally, we must have the perseverance to assess and examine the dynamics of peace and conflict in your own context. If we are the first to give up on non-violent and democratic process for peace, we will be taking away any hope in our communities.

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Dynamics of Poverty, Politics and Peace: Mindanao and Beyond

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IAG Executive Director Atty. Benedicto Bacani delivered this keynote speech during the 4th Mindanao Peace Studies Conference on November 21, 2018 at the Fr. Saturnino Urios University, Butuan City Poverty incidence in Mindanao is at 40%, the highest among the three islands with fo...

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Title: A young girl giving food to a homeless elderly man

Author: urfvvgemini

Date: November 16,2023

KEY INFO: A heartwarming moment from Tagum City captures a young girl sharing food with a homeless older man. The video highlights how a lack of resources and opportunities prevents people from accessing even the most necessities, including food, which identifies the link between poverty and hunger. This simple act of kindness shows how sharing resources and compassion can help alleviate poverty and promote a more equitable society.

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Title: 11% Dabawenyo families poor in 2023: PSA-Davao

Author: David Ezra M. Francisquete

Date: Oct 25, 2024

KEY INFO: This local news article shows that 11 in every 100 Dabawenyo families in the Davao Region were considered poor and did not have enough income to buy the minimum basic food needs. According to recent estimates, a family of five in the Davao region would need to earn P157,607 in 2023, or an average of P13,134 per month, to cover their most basic needs for food items. This means that a Dabawenyo with five family members would need to earn P110,323 a year, or P302 per day, to have enough food to eat on the table.

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11% Dabawenyo families poor in 2023: PSA-Davao

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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reports that 11.3% of families in Davao Region were considered poor in 2023. This means their income was insufficient to meet basic food and non-food needs.

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URL: https://rsso11.psa.gov.ph/content/first-semeser-2021-poverty-statistics-davao-region

Title: First semester 2021 poverty statistics of Davao Region.

Author: Philippine Statistics Authority - Region XI.

Date: March 2, 2022

KEY INFO: In the first half of 2021, the subsistence incidence in Davao Region was 4.7%, meaning that 47 out of every 1,000 families had incomes below the minimum needed for basic food. This equates to about 65,000 families struggling to meet their food needs, a decrease from the same period in 2018. In the first semester of 2021, the subsistence incidence was 7.1%, affecting around 379,000 Davaoeños. This is an improvement from 9.5% in 2018, however, the national poverty incidence still stood at 9.9%.

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First Semeser 2021 Poverty Statistics of Davao Region | Philippine Statistics Authority

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Php 11,103 needed to stay out of poverty For the first half of 2021, a family of five in Davao Region needed at least Php 11,103 to be able to meet both basic food and non-food needs in a month. This is an increase of 4.8 percent from the poverty threshold posted in the same period in 2018, which was estimated at Php 10,598. At the national level, the monthly threshold was around at Php 12,082, on the average, which is 979 pesos higher than the region’s estimated threshold.

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Researched by: Ma. Johanna Victoria O. Auguis

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URL:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUUSzdPi02o

Title: PODCAST: UN SDG 1-No Poverty Dishing Out the Parameters of Poverty: Nurturing Responsible Action towards Equality in Mindanao
Author: Kate Olvida

Date: Nov 4, 2024

KEY INFO: The podcast talks about Mindanao having the highest number of poor residents, with 8.9 million people living below the poverty line and a poverty incidence of 36.2 percent. Mindanao consistently ranks among the poorest regions in the Philippines, resulting in a lack of access to food and basic needs. Ateneo de Davao University students are featured in this episode as they share their perspectives on poverty and explore its causes and the challenges that keep communities from moving forward.

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Researched by: Ma. Johanna Victoria O. Auguis

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Title: More than Empty Plates: Assessing the Factors behind Food Insecurity in the Philippines

Author: Velasco, F. I., & Magpantay, E.

Date: April 22, 2024

KEY INFO: Regions experiencing high food insecurity due to poverty include Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, with other regions showing fluctuating levels over time. Analysis reveals that poverty and slow economic growth contribute to increased food insecurity, while higher minimum wages help alleviate it. Additionally, the cost of food plays a significant role in food insecurity, particularly in the areas where it is most prevalent.

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URL: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=214445510405734

Title: Mindanao Power Webinar Building Back Better Mindanao: A Sustainable and More Resilient"

Author: Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA)

Date: June 22, 2021

KEY INFO: The webinar explores Mindanao's significant challenges in achieving sustainable development, with poverty as a significant barrier to progress. Limited access to essential resources, such as food, is driven by inadequate education and economic instability. As a result, many communities struggle to meet even basic daily needs, perpetuating the cycle of poverty.

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JOIN US NOW. The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) presents the 1st part of the Mindanao Power Webinar Series with the theme, "Building Back Better...

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Researched by: Jane Dianne Maridel C. Saliot

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URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14yeyrVEVMM

Title: One Mindanao: Hunger Incidence

Author: GMA Regional TV

Date: September 29, 2020

KEY INFO: This video segment highlights the pressing challenges faced by some of the most impoverished communities in Davao City. Renante Hintapa, a resident of Ulas, struggles to make ends meet by collecting recyclables, often with little left for food. Supported by compelling survey data from the Social Weather Stations (SWS), it emphasizes how the poor frequently lack access to basic necessities like food and opportunities for a better life.

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Researched by: Jane Dianne Maridel C. Saliot

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URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JOiXFC26Vk

Title: One in five people in the Philippines live in extreme poverty

Author: Al Jazeera Media Network

Date: March 22, 2019

KEY INFO: After the Marawi conflict, Nor Kya Dik Mao and her children fled to Manila, where her son, Abdul Rahman, struggles to support the family as an unregistered vendor amid poverty and harassment. In the Philippines, poverty drives hunger, with nearly half of children facing food insecurity, over 20% underweight, and the country ranking ninth in child stunting. Displacement from conflict and disasters worsens food shortages, especially in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao. Eight organizations are working to provide school nourishment, while the government strives to eliminate food insecurity and reduce stunting by 2030.

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🇵🇭 One in five people in Philippines live in extreme poverty | Al Jazeera English

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URL: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=573604238377671&set=pcb.573604391710989

Title: Sapat ba ang tulong ng gobyerno?

Author: Section Garnier Grade 11 AdDU Senior High Students

Date: November 9, 2024

KEY INFO: The advocacy poster highlights the critical issue of hunger due to poverty in Mindanao, the region with the highest poverty levels in the Philippines. It identifies weak governance, poor accountability, limited social services, and economic opportunities as key factors. A powerful image of a father pleading for food emphasizes the urgency of the situation. The poster urges action and accountability to break the cycle of poverty and calls on individuals to become agents of change.

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URL: https://rsso10.psa.gov.ph/press-release/node/1684057361

Title: 4.8% Families in NorMin are Food Poor in 2023

Author: Philippine Statistics Authority Regional Statistical Services Office X

Date: October 30, 2024

KEY INFO: In 2023, 4.8% of families in Northern Mindanao were considered food poor due to poverty, down from 6.2% in 2021 but higher than the national average of 2.7%. Lanao del Norte had the highest rate (11.1%), and Cagayan de Oro the lowest (0.6%). Bukidnon also had the most food poor families (21,420), while Cagayan de Oro had the least (1,230). Lastly, the monthly food threshold for a family of five was PhP 9,676, a 15.4% increase from 2021, higher than the national threshold of PhP 9,581.

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URL: https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/food-security-and-nutrition-roadmap-bangsamoro-autonomous-region-muslim-mindanao?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Title: Food Security and Nutrition Roadmap: Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

Author: Relifweb

Date: Oct 14, 2020

KEY INFO: The Bangsamoro, a newly created autonomous region in the part of Mindanao Island in the Philippines, strives to resolve the alarming problem of food insecurity and malnutrition among its people, especially in the rural areas. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (BARMM), about 53 percent of families in the region are poor, and 29.1 percent of them were not able to meet their basic food needs during the first semester of 2018.

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The Bangsamoro is heavily dependent on agriculture as one of its sources of livelihood. The region covers 11,608 km² or 4 percent of the country's land area, with 4.12 million population. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority-BARMM, about 53 percent families in the region are poor and 29.1 percent of them were not able to meet their basic food needs during the first semester of 2018.

The Bangsamoro, a newly created autonomous region in the part of Mindanao Island in the Philippines, strives to resolve the alarming problem on food insecurity and malnutrition among its people especially in the rural areas. This is through and guided by the first-ever set of plans and strategies crafted through strong partnership between and among its ministries and the supporting development agencies.

The region just represents, on a smaller scale, the world that is also beset by the increasing trends of food insecurity among millions of people these days. For decades, the number of hungry people had been declining but this is not true anymore as stated in The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2019.

The Global Strategic Framework for Food Security and Nutrition declares that close to 925 million people in the world today, suffer from hunger and more than 200 million children under five years of age suffer from malnutrition. Causative to this phenomenon according to the Committee on Food Security (CSF) is the food crises of 2007-2008, followed by the financial and economic crisis in 2009 that continued until 2012.

These situations have escalated the challenges faced by millions of families around the world in overcoming hunger and poverty and ensuring steady livelihoods that can provide a just and dignified way of life thereby making them food secured.

Every country, every region strives for nothing but sustainable peace, development, and progress for its people. Prerequisite to this is the realization of a food secured and healthy citizens who can in turn help in advancing the economy of the state.

Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life (FAO, 1996).

Secure access to food produces wide range of positive impacts that include economic growth and job creation, poverty reduction, trade opportunities, increased global security and stability, and improved health and healthcare among other (USDA).

However, the road to realizing the state of food security in the world and in every country is considered painstaking as it requires time, concerted efforts, commitment, and investment in all forms not just from the government but from the public and all stakeholders.

Looking at the Strategic Review on Food Security and Nutrition in the Philippines, hunger remained high especially among those in the first two income deciles, and malnutrition continues to persist and even worsened in recent years despite the country's sustained economic improvement. Consequently, it is also stated that the country missed the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) target of decreasing childhood malnutrition by at least 50% in 2015. Additionally, among children 0-5 years, prevalence of stunting has fallen albeit quite slowly since the 1990s and has disturbingly risen by 3.2 percentage points over the period 2013-2015. More than 3.7 million or 33.4 percent of the 11.2 million children aged 0-5 years in 2015 are stunted.

In the case of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), the poverty incidence among individuals in 2018 increased and was estimated at 61.3 percent compared with poverty incidence recorded in 2015 at 53.7 percent (PSA-BARMM). This means that six out of 10 Bangsamoro lives below the poverty threshold that can have impact on every child's health and education. The risk of poor health is more predominant among people living in poverty.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, 31.4 percent of children belong to poor families in 2015. Hence, attention must be focused to look after their needs, health, education, living conditions, and welfare and development. As emphasized in the Philippine Nutrition Facts and Figures 2013: Anthropometric Survey, undernutrition among pre-school children (0-5.0 years old) is still a public health concern, particularly underweight and stunting which remained high in magnitude and severity based on World Health Organization cut-off points. This situation intensifies in major regions like the BARMM.

Malnutrition, especially among children, is strongly linked with higher rates of disease and premature death. It also has adverse effects on crucial stages of child development, leading to cognitive and behavioral deficits, learning disability, and ultimately to an uncompetitive workforce, as elaborated in the Food Security and Nutrition in the Philippines Strategic Review.

Food insecurity and malnutrition represent serious impediments to sustainable development, poverty reduction, equity and achievement of the development goals. Food security is a key factor in good nutrition, together with health, sanitation and care practices that are all prerequisites to progress in a certain region.

The BARMM is now almost a year in its solid advocacy for moral governance. Its struggle to implement this prioritizes the improvement of the lives of its constituents by bringing the government closer to the communities through the delivery of the needed assistance and services direct to the people.

For the past decades, the Bangsamoro has been beset by recurring and increasing cases of poverty and malnutrition and this calls for aggressive, efficient, and effective convergence among government agencies and institutions for feasible, viable, and sustainable realization of a self-reliant, food-secure, and resilient Bangsamoro. Hence, this BARMM Food Security and Nutrition (FSN) roadmap is a need and will serve as main foundation.

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Food security and nutrition roadmap: Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao - Philippines

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Analysis in English on Philippines about Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment, Insect Infestation and more; published on 14 Oct 2020 by FAO and WFP

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