ITALIAE-GROUP 4 by Kercy Mapalad https://padlet.com/jksmapalad/rmy4j4mceafadwv4 Poverty Concerns in Today’s Society en-us 2021-11-24 04:56:16 UTC 2026-01-24 01:59:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1426007377/ae2bba8d0e7f17d737bcd23dffc78dd0/istockphoto_1311198476_612x612_removebg_preview.png Poverty in Philippines, High for Asia, Falls as Economy Strengthens jksmapalad https://padlet.com/jksmapalad/rmy4j4mceafadwv4/wish/1913719167 Poverty in the Philippines, a chronic development issue that makes the country an outlier in Asia, is declining because of economic strength followed by job creation.

The archipelago’s official poverty rate dropped to 21% in the first half of last year from 27.6% in the first half of 2015, President Rodrigo Duterte said in his July 22 State of the Nation Address.

Economic growth of 6% plus since 2012 has helped to create jobs, especially in Philippine cities such as the capital Manila, economists who follow the country say.

“Twenty-seven percent is actually pretty high by kind of Asian standards, so I think that progress is attributable to the rapid economic growth that’s happened in the Philippines since 2012,” said Rajiv Biswas, Asia-Pacific chief economist at the market research firm IHS Markit.

]]> 2021-11-26 05:01:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jksmapalad/rmy4j4mceafadwv4/wish/1913719167 COMBATING POVERTY IN THE PHILIPPINES masofiaphilline_perez https://padlet.com/jksmapalad/rmy4j4mceafadwv4/wish/1913756850 The Philippines has a fairly high poverty rate with more than 16% of the population living below the poverty line. Because of the many people reliant on agriculture for income and inequality in wealth distribution, about 17.6 million Filipinos struggle to afford basic necessities. From 2015 to 2020, the rate of poverty declined from 21.6% to 16.6%. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte aims to reduce the rate of poverty to 14% by 2022. Through its strategy, AmBisyon 2040, the Philippine government plans to eradicate extreme poverty by 2040. Furthermore, the government has implemented various programs and reforms to reduce poverty by targeting education, healthcare, and the overall economy.]]> 2021-11-26 05:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jksmapalad/rmy4j4mceafadwv4/wish/1913756850 PANDEMIC’S IMPACT ON THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF PH jlnnmlcdm https://padlet.com/jksmapalad/rmy4j4mceafadwv4/wish/1913757757 It has been found that ever since the global COVID-19 striked, the Philippines had also struggled in attaining a good source of income. Results showed that 90% were earning less than PHP 10,000 a month, and of these, 63% were earning less than PHP 6,000 a month. Thus, these data were gathered shortly before the pandemic, having 18,000 respondents from different parts of the country who experienced having low income in their household. Under the UNDP-ZEP’s survey, Sarangani was the chartbuster with 80% of earning less than PHP 6,000 a month.


]]> 2021-11-26 05:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jksmapalad/rmy4j4mceafadwv4/wish/1913757757 4 Ways Wherein Programs Help Reduce Poverty masofiaphilline_perez https://padlet.com/jksmapalad/rmy4j4mceafadwv4/wish/1913758152
1. Greater Access to Education: The Philippines signed the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act in 2017 to encourage more people to enroll in higher education and to address the issue of education inequality. The government subsidizes the cost of tuition for State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) students as well as other expenses such as school supplies. Private institutions also have access to a tuition subsidy. The Act aims to decrease the number of dropouts in higher education and promote the idea that higher education is available to all.


2. Greater Access to Healthcare: In an effort to improve the healthcare system, President Duterte signed the Universal Healthcare Act in February 2019. The UHC Act provides access to the full spectrum of healthcare by enrolling citizens in the National Insurance Program and granting health coverage to all. While healthcare is not completely free, those in poverty will have more access to health services. To ensure the effectiveness of healthcare, the Act will form the Health Technology and Assessment Council (HTAC). The Council will consist of health experts who will assess health developments, such as technology, vaccines, and other advancements. Additionally, the Philippines will allocate more funds to PhilHealth, which will improve the quality of service and lower the cost of medicine.

3. Family Aid: Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in 2007. The 4Ps is is a conditional cash transfer program for impoverished households. The program gives households grants so long as they meet certain requirements, including keeping the children in school, having regular health check-ups, and having parents or guardians attend Family Development Sessions. The 4Ps program benefits about 20 million Filipinos, 9 million of whom are children. Therefore, the program reaches about 20% of the population with the goal of greater poverty reduction.

4. Economic Improvement: With the goal of reducing poverty by strengthening economics, President Duterte signed the Rice Tariffication Law in February 2019, amending the Agricultural Tariffication Act of 1996. The Law places a 35% tariff on imported rice with the goal of prioritizing local rice production for the population by stabilizing the supply. The tariff also aims to benefit local farmers by creating a more efficient and competitive agricultural system.

]]> 2021-11-26 05:43:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jksmapalad/rmy4j4mceafadwv4/wish/1913758152 Pandemic scars: More Filipinos to remain poor, unemployed even by 2022 cgpajadan https://padlet.com/jksmapalad/rmy4j4mceafadwv4/wish/1914667475 Philippine state economists see unemployment staying elevated and more people remaining below the poverty line until 2022, as the coronavirus pandemic leaves scars on the economy.
The country's poverty rate is projected to average between 15.5% and 17.5% in 2021, likely near the 16.6% posted in 2018, officials of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said on Thursday, February 4, during the launch of the updated Philippine Development Plan (PDP).
Before the pandemic, the government's economic team aimed to reduce poverty to 14% of the population by 2022. The target was for the Philippines to be classified as a middle-income country.


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You may proceed with Activity 7 provided that you would consider the following:

*very broad topic. please be specific po. might as well focus on one problem that cause poverty.. (brainstorm with the "4 ways wherein programs help reduce poverty and choose one, connect that in your petition about poverty if possible.)

*missing individual task]]> 2021-11-28 14:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jksmapalad/rmy4j4mceafadwv4/wish/1916277514