2. • According to United Nations (1998) Poverty is fundamentally define as a
denial of choices and opportunities, a violation of human dignity. It
means;
• Lack of basic capacity to participate effectively in society.
• Not having enough to feed and clothe family.
• Not having a school or clinic to go to.
• Not having own land to grow foods.
• Not having a job to earn one’s living.
• Insecurity
• Powerlessness and exclusion of individuals
• Susceptible to violence on marginal or fragile environments
• No access to clean water and sanitation.
3. IN SHORT;
• Poverty is the result of the unequal, ineffective and inefficient
allocation of goods and services.
10. • Estimated 98 million population of the country, around 20
million are living in poverty.
• The poorest sectors in the Philippines are
1. Farmers
2. Fishermen
3. Children
4. Self – employed and unpaid family
workers
5. Individuals residing in urban areas.
• Farmers and Fishermen are considered to be the two of the
poorest, most vulnerable, neglected and deprived.
11. • The primary government agencies in charge of addressing the
needs of the sectors most vulnerable to poverty are the
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
and National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC).
12.
13. 1. Microfinance for small scale livelihood and enterprise
projects
2. Community development initiatives
3. Promotion of education, science and technology
4. Population management
5. Natural resources sustainability projects
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19. HUMAN POVERTY INDEX A measurement that uses indicators
such as life span education, and
access to public and private
resources in order to represent the
extent of poverty in a country.
BUDGET STANDARD
APPROACH
A poverty line is set based on the
proportion of money that people
spend on basic necessities such as
food, clothing and shelter.
MILLENIUM
DEVELOPMENTAL
GOALS (MDGs)
A blueprint of development goals
and efforts to meet the needs of the
world’s poorest people by 2015 set
by the United Nations.
EXPLANATORY NOTES
20. SOCIAL EXCLUSION A term that is used to describe the
concept of marginalization or social
disadvantage wherein people are
systematically isolated from gaining
access to resources (e.g. Jobs, healthcare,
civic rights, etc.)
POVERTY
INCIDENCE
Refers to the percentage of the population
with income below the poverty threshold
as defined by the government. In the
official Philippine methodology, this
threshold may be viewed as the minimum
income required to meet the food and non
food basic needs of the family.
EXPLANATORY NOTES
21. POVERTY
INCIDENCE
As of 2012, a family of five earning
P5,458 is considered to be living in
extreme poverty while a monthly income
of P7,821 would classify them as living in
poverty (NCSB,2013)
EXPLANATORY NOTES
43. • International inequality refers to the idea of inequality
between countries. This can be compared to global inequality
which is inequality between people across countries. This may
refer to economic differences between countries. As well as,
medical care and education differences.