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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Poverty_in_the_Philippines.jpg/440px-Poverty_in_the_Philippines.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1031" data-file-height="648" /></a><figcaption>Share of population in extreme poverty (1981–2019)</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2023, official government statistics reported that the Philippines had a <a href="/wiki/Poverty_rate" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty rate">poverty rate</a> of 15.5%,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (or roughly 17.54 million Filipinos), significantly lower than the 49.2 percent recorded in 1985 through years of government poverty reduction efforts.<sup id="cite_ref-WorldBank-Poverty-2023_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WorldBank-Poverty-2023-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 2018 to 2021, an estimated 2.3 million Filipinos fell into poverty amid the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_recession" title="COVID-19 recession">economic recession</a> caused by the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_Philippines" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PhilStar-PandemicPulls_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PhilStar-PandemicPulls-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PSAGovPH-2021_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSAGovPH-2021-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, the rate of decline of poverty has been slower compared with other East and Southeast Asian countries,<sup id="cite_ref-World_Bank_Philippines_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Bank_Philippines-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> such as <a href="/wiki/Poverty_in_China" title="Poverty in China">People's Republic of China (PRC)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poverty_in_Indonesia" title="Poverty in Indonesia">Indonesia</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnam</a>. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) deputy director general Rosemarie Edillon attributed this to a generally low and stable inflation, improved incomes and higher employment rates during the period.<sup id="cite_ref-21.6%_in_2015_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21.6%_in_2015-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2022, the poverty situation in the Philippines has seen a steady ease.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some of the many causes of poverty are bad governance, corruption, a political system dominated by political dynasties, vulnerability to environmental disasters, and the lack of available jobs. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Definition">Definition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poverty_in_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Definition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of 2022, the Philippine Statistics Authority has set the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_threshold" title="Poverty threshold">poverty threshold</a> at PHP12,030 per month for a family of five, or PHP79 per day per person to spend on food and non-food requirements.<sup id="cite_ref-PSAGovPH-2021_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSAGovPH-2021-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poverty_in_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Income_inequality_in_the_Philippines" title="Income inequality in the Philippines">Income inequality in the Philippines</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_Philippine_provinces_and_regions_by_poverty_rate" title="List of Philippine provinces and regions by poverty rate">List of Philippine provinces and regions by poverty rate</a>, and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Philippine_provinces_by_Human_Development_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Philippine provinces by Human Development Index">List of Philippine provinces by Human Development Index</a></div> <p>As of 2021<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Poverty_in_the_Philippines&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, about 19.99 million Filipinos lived in poverty.<sup id="cite_ref-PSAGovPH-2021_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSAGovPH-2021-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Through various <a href="/wiki/Anti-poverty_programs" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-poverty programs">anti-poverty programs</a>, such as the <a href="/wiki/Comprehensive_Agrarian_Reform_Program" title="Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program">Comprehensive Agrarian Reform</a>, <i>Lingap Para sa Mahirap</i>, and the Social Reform Agenda, the Philippines has been through a long battle to ameliorate that statistic. Despite these governmental efforts, the <a href="/wiki/Millennium_Development_Goal" class="mw-redirect" title="Millennium Development Goal">Millennium Development Goal</a> milestone of reduction in poverty has been a slow process.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources"><span title="The material near this tag may rely on an unreliable source. WP:RSP lists ResearchGate as "generally unreliable" (November 2022)">unreliable source?</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Demographics">Demographics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poverty_in_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>People living in poverty in the Philippines are most likely self-employed farmers, fisherfolk, or other agricultural workers. Three-quarters of these people live in severe disaster-risk areas that are highly rural. In 2015, about 58 percent of poor households have more than six members. Education overall has improved over time; from the ages of 15–24, over 75 percent have completed secondary education or above in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Specifically in poor households, however, over 60 percent of families have education only up to elementary school.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 2022, the <a href="/wiki/Bangsamoro_Autonomous_Region_in_Muslim_Mindanao" class="mw-redirect" title="Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao">Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao</a> has the highest incidence of poverty in the country at 37.2% while Metro Manila has the lowest at 3.5%.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Children in the Philippines are particularly vulnerable to the effects of poverty and suffer high rates of mortality for those below 5 years old.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/UNICEF" title="UNICEF">UNICEF</a> and <a href="/wiki/World_Bank" title="World Bank">World Bank</a> reported that as of 2022, more than 32 million children were living in poverty in the Philippines, including 5 million children living in extreme poverty.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Over 10 million women live in poverty in the Philippines.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A 2024 survey conducted by the <a href="/wiki/Social_Weather_Stations" title="Social Weather Stations">Social Weather Stations</a> from September 14 to 23, 2024 estimated 16.3 million Filipino families considered themselves poor compared to 12.9 million in March 2024. Self-rated poverty were highest in Mindanao (67 percent), followed by Visayas (62 percent), and Luzon (55 percent, excluding Metro Manila). Metro Manila was the lowest of self-rated poverty at 52 percent.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hunger">Hunger</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poverty_in_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Hunger"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Philippines ranked 69th out of 121 countries in the Global Hunger Index of 2022, with the level of hunger described as "moderate".<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to a 2018 study by the United Nations <a href="/wiki/World_Food_Programme" title="World Food Programme">World Food Programme</a>, while nearly all households in the Philippines can afford a diet that provides enough energy, only one third of the overall population can afford a diet that provides sufficient nutrients.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Around 2.9 million Filipino families experienced hunger in the third quarter of 2022, according to a survey by the Social Weather Stations.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Homelessness">Homelessness</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poverty_in_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Homelessness"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Squatting_in_the_Philippines" title="Squatting in the Philippines">Squatting in the Philippines</a></div> <p>Out of the country's population of about 106 million, an estimated 4.5 million were homeless according to the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Statistics_Authority" title="Philippine Statistics Authority">Philippine Statistics Authority</a>; of these, 3 million were in the capital <a href="/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Causes_of_poverty">Causes of poverty</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poverty_in_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Causes of poverty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Causes_of_poverty" title="Causes of poverty">Causes of poverty</a></div> <p>Poverty in the Philippines has been linked to bad governance, <a href="/wiki/Corruption_in_the_Philippines" title="Corruption in the Philippines">corruption</a>, and a political system dominated by <a href="/wiki/Political_dynasties_in_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Political dynasties in the Philippines">political dynasties</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The country's poorest provinces are <a href="/wiki/List_of_political_families_in_the_Philippines" title="List of political families in the Philippines">ruled by political dynasties</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, there are the problem of extractive institutions that hinder the country's economic growth.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Poverty in the Philippines also had its roots from land inequality resulting from land policies under colonization by Spain and the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Philippines, after its independence in 1946, historically pursued an import substitution industrial policy, penalizing primary and agricultural sectors through tariffs and overvaluing the peso. These policies between the 1950s and 1980s diverted resources from agriculture and favored manufacturing. Price controls, import restrictions, and government interventions in sectors like rice, coconut, and fertilizer further depressed agricultural incomes.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The overvalued peso, tariffs, and government regulation negatively impacted agricultural investment and productivity. The coconut sector, once the country's most important agricultural industry, experienced stagnant productivity between 1982-85 and 1962-66. Low agricultural productivity continues to hinder overall economic growth, partly due to maintained tariffs and slower growth in the agriculture, fishing, and forestry sectors compared to other sectors.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Natural disasters have exacerbated poverty in the Philippines.<sup id="cite_ref-ADBI-2018_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ADBI-2018-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Natural disasters in the Philippines have caused US$23 billion in damages since 1990, which continues to delay the development process.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The frequent occurrences of typhoons cost the country lives, illness, malnutrition, and denial of education and health services. Filipino farmers are some of the most vulnerable, because floods and landslides severely affect their crops and income.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The poorest populations work in agriculture and live in areas prone to natural disasters compared to the wealthier population. There is an inadequate number of available good jobs, and a lack of investment in education that leads to such a high inequality of income. However, the government has plans focused on reducing poverty with objectives of improving the lives of the poorest segments of the population.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The pattern of poverty growth is common in rural areas, but there has been a rise in poverty in urban areas. Cities in the Philippines have been faced with an increase in poverty due to lack of well-paid employment.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Joblessness_and_low_pay">Joblessness and low pay</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poverty_in_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Joblessness and low pay"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Labor_policy_in_the_Philippines#Labor_issues" title="Labor policy in the Philippines">Labor policy in the Philippines § Labor issues</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Endo_contractualization" title="Endo contractualization">Endo contractualization</a></div> <p>According to <a href="/wiki/IBON_Foundation" title="IBON Foundation">IBON Foundation</a>, self-rated poverty rises due to the lack of good job opportunities, low wages, and high cost of living exacerbated by inflation.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite fast increases on employment opportunities beginning in the 1990s, unemployment rate remains high in the Philippines due to overpopulation and the increased participation in the labor force.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The majority of the working poor in the Philippines are informal or non-wage workers who are not protected by the Philippine Government's minimum wage policy. Only about half of the working poor are wage workers. In 2015, over 90 percent of low-paid workers are employed informally, making them ineligible for minimum wage protection. Consequently, less than 2 percent of the working poor benefit from the minimum wage policy, highlighting its limited effectiveness in addressing in-work poverty.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Culture_of_poverty">Culture of poverty</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poverty_in_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Culture of poverty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Culture_of_poverty" title="Culture of poverty">Culture of poverty</a></div> <p>According to a 1973 study of Sylvia H. Guerrero in Metro Manila, the "culture of poverty" in the Philippines is characterized by a lack of aspirations, reliance on chance, and disillusionment with the social, economic, and political conditions.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Another factor that contributes to these bleak situations were corruption, unresolved legal cases, and high crime rates. Filipinos' patience, tolerance for frustration, and religiosity allow a culture of poverty to persist in Philippine society.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Poverty_during_the_COVID-19_pandemic">Poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poverty_in_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Philippine_government_response_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic" title="Philippine government response to the COVID-19 pandemic">Philippine government response to the COVID-19 pandemic</a></div> <p>From 2018 to 2021, amid the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_recession" title="COVID-19 recession">economic recession</a> caused by the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_Philippines" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, an estimated 2.3 million Filipinos fell into poverty;<sup id="cite_ref-:1_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> this has been attributed in part to <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_community_quarantines_in_the_Philippines" title="COVID-19 community quarantines in the Philippines">lockdowns</a> enacted to control the spread of the disease<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PhilStar-PandemicPulls_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PhilStar-PandemicPulls-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and possibly exacerbated by poor governance.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Comparison_to_other_Southeast_Asian_countries">Comparison to other Southeast Asian countries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poverty_in_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Comparison to other Southeast Asian countries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to data provided by the <a href="/wiki/World_Bank" title="World Bank">World Bank</a>, economic growth in the Philippines competes sufficiently with the GDP per capita percent growth of neighboring countries; the Philippine GDP per capita in 2021 was $3,548.8 compared to 3,694.0 in Vietnam, and 4,291.8 in Indonesia.<sup id="cite_ref-Data_World_Bank-GDP_Per_Capita_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Data_World_Bank-GDP_Per_Capita-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Declination of poverty is slower in the Philippines because urbanization and industrialization is progressing faster elsewhere. This advancement allows people to leave their agricultural-based work to a factory job with a higher paying income. The country has made movement out of the labor-intensive work in populous regions, such as Manila, however the country as a whole has made slower improvements. In addition to slow progress, natural disasters in the Philippines is one of the biggest conductors of poverty. While other countries are able to develop without consistent disturbances, the Philippines is forced to start from the ground up after every single occurrence.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/The_Economist" title="The Economist">The Economist</a> in 2017 stated that the Philippines' poverty reduction has lagged far behind China, Vietnam, and Thailand. Growth is also concentrated in Manila while other provinces in the country are neglected and hardly progress.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Poverty_reduction">Poverty reduction</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poverty_in_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Poverty reduction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Poverty_rate_declines">Poverty rate declines</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poverty_in_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Poverty rate declines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/World_Bank" title="World Bank">World Bank</a>, poverty rates declined from 26.6 percent in 2006 to 21.6 percent in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The country has attempted to increase income and opportunities and reverse impacts of occurring natural disasters. The Philippine Development Plan of 2017–2022<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/AmBisyon_Natin_2040" title="AmBisyon Natin 2040">AmBisyon Natin 2040</a> are proposals for the nation to decrease poverty and improve the lives of the poorest population.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These policies include creating more and better jobs, improving productivity, investing in health and nutrition, managing disaster risks, protecting the vulnerable, and more. These documents help set the overall goal of reducing poverty to 13–15 percent by 2022 and having the nation thrive at similar levels as surrounding countries. The strategic plans that the Philippine government has created are intended to work towards a middle-class society where poverty is reduced and living conditions are improved.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Drivers_of_poverty_reduction">Drivers of poverty reduction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poverty_in_the_Philippines&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Drivers of poverty reduction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main drivers between 2006 and 2015 were an increase in wage income and movement of employment out of <a href="/wiki/Agriculture_in_the_Philippines" title="Agriculture in the Philippines">agriculture</a>, government transfers, and remittance from domestic and foreign sources according to the World Bank publication, <i>Making Growth Work for the Poor</i>. Movement from agricultural jobs to lower-end industry jobs led to increase of wages and accounted for 50 percent of the reduction in poverty. The majority of farm workers and fishers have remained poor, according to the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Statistics_Authority" title="Philippine Statistics Authority">Philippine Statistics Authority</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Due to the <a href="/wiki/Pantawid_Pamilyang_Pilipino_Program" title="Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program">Pantawid Pamilya</a>, the government was able to use the social assistance which resulted in the contribution of 25 percent reduction of poverty as well as influence behavior change. Remittances from domestic and foreign sources accounted for 12 percent of the reduction in poverty. </p><p>In addition, a factor of the declination of poverty is the growth of population. With a 1.7 percent increase of population a year has resulted in a 3.8 percent increase in per capita GDP growth. An additional factor is an increase of school enrollment and decrease of dropout rates. Despite a lack of distribution, the water, sanitation and electricity of the Philippines have also improved. Other socioeconomic indicators such as social safety nets and health insurance has also been beneficial factors.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, drivers of reduction also include the influx of <a href="/wiki/Economic_expansion" title="Economic expansion">economic expansion</a> that has grown the economy.<sup id="cite_ref-WorldBankOrg-PhilippinesOverview_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WorldBankOrg-PhilippinesOverview-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Programs for the economic welfare of children and women will be subject to significant budget cuts under the Philippines government's proposed budget for 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div 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Routledge. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780429965623" title="Special:BookSources/9780429965623"><bdi>9780429965623</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Struggling+With+Development%3A+The+Politics+Of+Hunger+And+Gender+In+The+Philippines&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.date=2019-05-20&rft.isbn=9780429965623&rft.aulast=Kwiatkowski&rft.aufirst=Lynn&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DI__EDwAAQBAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APoverty+in+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWataru_Kusaka2017" class="citation book cs1">Wataru Kusaka (2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=hb7WDgAAQBAJ"><i>Moral Politics in the Philippines: Inequality, Democracy and the Urban Poor</i></a>. National University of Singapore Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9789814722384" title="Special:BookSources/9789814722384"><bdi>9789814722384</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Moral+Politics+in+the+Philippines%3A+Inequality%2C+Democracy+and+the+Urban+Poor&rft.pub=National+University+of+Singapore+Press&rft.date=2017&rft.isbn=9789814722384&rft.au=Wataru+Kusaka&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Dhb7WDgAAQBAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APoverty+in+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRonet_Santos2004" class="citation book cs1">Ronet Santos (2004). "Poverty Profile in Philippine Fisheries". <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PBAAB124.pdf"><i>In Turbulent Seas: The Status of Philippine Marine Fisheries</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. pp. 138–143. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/971-92753-4-0" title="Special:BookSources/971-92753-4-0"><bdi>971-92753-4-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Poverty+Profile+in+Philippine+Fisheries&rft.btitle=In+Turbulent+Seas%3A+The+Status+of+Philippine+Marine+Fisheries&rft.pages=138-143&rft.pub=Bureau+of+Fisheries+and+Aquatic+Resources&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=971-92753-4-0&rft.au=Ronet+Santos&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpdf.usaid.gov%2Fpdf_docs%2FPBAAB124.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APoverty+in+the+Philippines" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Moro_National_Liberation_Front" title="Moro National Liberation Front">Moro National Liberation Front</a> (MNLF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moro_Islamic_Liberation_Front" title="Moro Islamic Liberation Front">Moro Islamic Liberation Front</a> (MILF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MNLF_Executive_Council_of_15" title="MNLF Executive Council of 15">MNLF Executive Council of 15</a> (MNLF EC-15)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Islamists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abu_Sayyaf" title="Abu Sayyaf">Abu Sayyaf</a> (ASG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ansar_Khalifa_Philippines" title="Ansar Khalifa Philippines">Ansar Khalifa Philippines</a> (AKP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangsamoro_Islamic_Freedom_Fighters" title="Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters">Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters</a> (BIFF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khalifa_Islamiyah_Mindanao" title="Khalifa Islamiyah Mindanao">Khalifa Islamiyah Mindanao</a> (KIM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maute_group" title="Maute group">Maute group</a> (MG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Leaders</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pro-autonomy or independence</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nur_Misuari" title="Nur Misuari">Nur Misuari</a> (MNLF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mus_Sema" class="mw-redirect" title="Mus Sema">Mus Sema</a> (MNLF EC-15)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murad_Ebrahim" title="Murad Ebrahim">Murad Ebrahim</a> (MILF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Islamists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Isnilon_Hapilon" title="Isnilon Hapilon">Isnilon Hapilon</a> (ASG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khadaffy_Janjalani" title="Khadaffy Janjalani">Khadaffy Janjalani</a> (ASG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ameril_Umbra_Kato" title="Ameril Umbra Kato">Ameril Umbra Kato</a> (BIFF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albader_Parad" title="Albader Parad">Albader Parad</a> (ASG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abu_Sabaya" title="Abu Sabaya">Abu Sabaya</a> (ASG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radullan_Sahiron" title="Radullan Sahiron">Radullan Sahiron</a> (ASG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jainal_Antel_Sali_Jr." title="Jainal Antel Sali Jr.">Jainal Antel Sali Jr.</a> (ASG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Santos_(militant)" title="Ahmed Santos (militant)">Ahmed Santos</a> (RSM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamsiraji_Marusi_Sali" title="Hamsiraji Marusi Sali">Hamsiraji Marusi Sali</a> (ASG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omar_Maute" title="Omar Maute">Omar Maute</a> (MG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdullah_Maute" title="Abdullah Maute">Abdullah Maute</a> (MG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Incidents</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_off_Mukah" title="Battle off Mukah">Battle off Mukah</a> (1862)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Jolo_(1974)" title="Battle of Jolo (1974)">Battle of Jolo</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patikul_massacre" title="Patikul massacre">Patikul massacre</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pata_Island_massacre" title="Pata Island massacre">Pata Island massacre</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Ipil_massacre" title="1995 Ipil massacre">Ipil massacre</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Philippine_campaign_against_the_Moro_Islamic_Liberation_Front" title="2000 Philippine campaign against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front">Philippine campaign against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Camp_Abubakar" title="Battle of Camp Abubakar">Battle of Camp Abubakar</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Misuari_rebellion" title="2001 Misuari rebellion">Misuari rebellion</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom_%E2%80%93_Philippines" title="Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines">Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines</a> (2002–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Basilan_beheading_incident" title="2007 Basilan beheading incident">Basilan beheading incident</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Cotabato_conflict" title="2008 Cotabato conflict">Cotabato conflict</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Lahad_Datu_standoff" title="2013 Lahad Datu standoff">Lahad Datu standoff</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zamboanga_City_crisis" title="Zamboanga City crisis">Zamboanga City crisis</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Darkhorse" title="Operation Darkhorse">Operation Darkhorse</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Basilan_(2014)" title="Battle of Basilan (2014)">Battle of Basilan</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mamasapano_clash" title="Mamasapano clash">Mamasapano clash</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tipo-Tipo" title="Battle of Tipo-Tipo">Battle of Tipo-Tipo</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Butig_clashes" title="2016 Butig clashes">Butig clashes</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Bohol_clashes" title="2017 Bohol clashes">Bohol clashes</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Marawi" title="Siege of Marawi">Siege of Marawi</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ungkaya_Pukan_clash" title="Ungkaya Pukan clash">Ungkaya Pukan clash </a> (2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Incidents involving<br />civilians</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1985_Lahad_Datu_ambush" title="1985 Lahad Datu ambush">Lahad Datu ambush</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozamiz_Ferry_Bombing" class="mw-redirect" title="Ozamiz Ferry Bombing">Ozamiz Ferry Bombing</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Sipadan_kidnappings" title="2000 Sipadan kidnappings">Sipadan kidnappings</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rizal_Day_bombings" title="Rizal Day bombings">Rizal Day bombings</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dos_Palmas_kidnappings" title="Dos Palmas kidnappings">Dos Palmas kidnappings</a> (2000–2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Lamitan" title="Siege of Lamitan">Siege of Lamitan</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Zamboanga_City_bombings" title="2002 Zamboanga City bombings">Zamboanga City bombings</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MV_SuperFerry_14" title="MV SuperFerry 14">SuperFerry 14 bombing</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Central_Mindanao_bombings" title="2006 Central Mindanao bombings">Central Mindanao bombings</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Mindanao_bombings" title="2009 Mindanao bombings">Mindanao bombings</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maguindanao_massacre" title="Maguindanao massacre">Maguindanao massacre</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Bukidnon_bus_bombing" title="2014 Bukidnon bus bombing">Bukidnon bus bombing</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Davao_City_bombing" title="2016 Davao City bombing">Davao City bombing</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Jolo_Cathedral_bombings" title="2019 Jolo Cathedral bombings">Jolo Cathedral bombings</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Jolo_bombings" title="2020 Jolo bombings">Jolo bombings</a> (2020)</li> <li><a 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<li>Postcolonial era <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Philippines_(1946%E2%80%931965)" title="History of the Philippines (1946–1965)">Third Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Philippines_(1965%E2%80%931986)" title="History of the Philippines (1965–1986)">Marcos presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Philippines_(1986%E2%80%93present)" title="History of the Philippines (1986–present)">Fifth Republic</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_the_Philippines" title="Geography of the Philippines">Geography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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Philippines">Extreme points</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Island_groups_of_the_Philippines" title="Island groups of the Philippines">Island groups</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_of_the_Philippines" title="List of islands of the Philippines">islands</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lakes_of_the_Philippines" title="List of lakes of the Philippines">Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_mountains_in_the_Philippines" title="List of mountains in the Philippines">Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_protected_areas_of_the_Philippines" title="List of protected areas of the Philippines">Protected areas</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_the_Philippines" title="List of national parks of the Philippines">National parks</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Ramsar_sites_in_the_Philippines" title="List of Ramsar sites in the Philippines">Ramsar sites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_the_Philippines" title="List of rivers of the Philippines">Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_active_volcanoes_in_the_Philippines" title="List of active volcanoes in the Philippines">Volcanoes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildlife_of_the_Philippines" title="Wildlife of the Philippines">Wildlife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_the_Philippines" title="List of World Heritage Sites in the Philippines">World Heritage Sites</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_the_Philippines" title="Politics of the Philippines">Politics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_the_Philippines" title="Administrative divisions of the Philippines">Administrative divisions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Philippines" title="Constitution of the Philippines">Constitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_Philippines" title="Elections in the Philippines">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_the_Philippines" title="Foreign relations of the Philippines">Foreign relations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_Philippines" title="Human rights in the Philippines">Human rights</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in the Philippines">LGBT</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_legal_codes" title="Philippine legal codes">Legal codes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_families_in_the_Philippines" title="List of political families in the Philippines">Political families</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_Philippines" title="List of political parties in the Philippines">Political parties</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Government" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_Philippines" title="Government of the Philippines">Government</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Executive <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_Philippines" title="Cabinet of the Philippines">Cabinet</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cabinets_of_the_Philippines" title="List of cabinets of the Philippines">lists</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Executive_departments_of_the_Philippines" title="Executive departments of the Philippines">Executive departments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_President_of_the_Philippines" title="Office of the President of the Philippines">Executive office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_National_Police" title="Philippine National Police">Law enforcement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines" title="President of the Philippines">President</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congress_of_the_Philippines" title="Congress of the Philippines">Legislative</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_the_Philippines" title="Senate of the Philippines">Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="House of Representatives of the Philippines">House of Representatives</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_the_Philippines" title="Judiciary of the Philippines">Judicial</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_Philippines" title="Supreme Court of the Philippines">Supreme Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Court_of_Appeals_of_the_Philippines" title="Court of Appeals of the Philippines">Court of Appeals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_Trial_Court" title="Regional Trial Court">Regional Trial Court</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Philippines" title="Armed Forces of the Philippines">Armed Forces</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Air_Force" title="Philippine Air Force">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Army" title="Philippine Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Navy" title="Philippine Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Marine_Corps" title="Philippine Marine Corps">Marine Corps</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Coast_Guard" title="Philippine Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_the_Philippines" title="Economy of the Philippines">Economy</a></th><td 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Philippines">Child labor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energy_in_the_Philippines" title="Energy in the Philippines">Energy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiscal_policy_of_the_Philippines" title="Fiscal policy of the Philippines">Fiscal policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_debt_of_the_Philippines" title="National debt of the Philippines">National debt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labor_policy_in_the_Philippines" title="Labor policy in the Philippines">Labor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_peso" title="Philippine peso">Peso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Science_and_technology_in_the_Philippines" title="Science and technology in the Philippines">Science and technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Stock_Exchange" title="Philippine Stock Exchange">Stock exchange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taxation_in_the_Philippines" title="Taxation in the Philippines">Taxation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_the_Philippines" title="Telecommunications in the Philippines">Telecommunications</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_the_Philippines" title="Telephone numbers in the Philippines">Telephone numbers</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tourism_in_the_Philippines" title="Tourism in the Philippines">Tourism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_tourist_attractions_in_the_Philippines" title="List of tourist attractions in the Philippines">Tourist attractions</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_the_Philippines" title="Transportation in the Philippines">Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_the_Philippines" title="Water supply and sanitation in the Philippines">Water and sanitation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ZIP_codes_in_the_Philippines" title="ZIP codes in the Philippines">ZIP codes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Society_of_the_Philippines" title="Category:Society of the Philippines">Society</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_the_Philippines" title="Abortion in the Philippines">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Censorship_in_the_Philippines" title="Censorship in the Philippines">Censorship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corruption_in_the_Philippines" title="Corruption in the Philippines">Corruption</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_the_Philippines" title="Crime in the Philippines">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_the_Philippines" title="Demographics of the Philippines">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Divorce_in_the_Philippines" title="Divorce in the Philippines">Divorce</a></li> 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title="Prostitution in the Philippines">Prostitution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Refugees_of_the_Philippines" title="Refugees of the Philippines">Refugees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_the_Philippines" title="Religion in the Philippines">Religion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sexuality_in_the_Philippines" title="Sexuality in the Philippines">Sexuality</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Squatting_in_the_Philippines" title="Squatting in the Philippines">Squatting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_in_the_Philippines" title="Women in the Philippines">Women</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinoy" title="Pinoy">Pinoy</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_the_Philippines" title="Culture of the Philippines">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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in the Philippines">Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traditional_games_in_the_Philippines" title="Traditional games in the Philippines">Traditional games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Filipino_values" title="Filipino values">Value system</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/National_symbols_of_the_Philippines" title="National symbols of the Philippines">Symbols</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lupang_Hinirang" title="Lupang Hinirang">Anthem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philippine_eagle" title="Philippine eagle">Bird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Philippines" title="Coat of arms of the Philippines">Coat of arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_the_Philippines" title="Flag of the Philippines">Flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jasminum_sambac" title="Jasminum sambac">Flower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinctada_maxima" title="Pinctada maxima">Gem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Seal_of_the_Philippines" title="Great Seal of the Philippines">Great Seal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Filipino_language" title="Filipino language">Language</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maka-Diyos,_Maka-tao,_Makakalikasan_at_Makabansa" title="Maka-Diyos, Maka-tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa">Motto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Filipino_Sign_Language" title="Filipino Sign Language">Sign language</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnis" title="Arnis">Sport and martial art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pterocarpus_indicus" title="Pterocarpus indicus">Tree</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_the_Philippines" title="Outline of the Philippines">Outline</a></li> 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title="List of sovereign states">Sovereign states</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hunger_in_Afghanistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Hunger in Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Armenia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Armenia (page does not exist)">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Azerbaijan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Azerbaijan (page does not exist)">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Bahrain&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Bahrain (page does not exist)">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunger_in_Bangladesh" title="Hunger in Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Bhutan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Bhutan (page does not exist)">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Brunei&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Brunei (page does not exist)">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Cambodia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Cambodia (page does not exist)">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunger_in_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Hunger in China">China</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Cyprus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Cyprus (page does not exist)">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_East_Timor&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in East Timor (page does not exist)">East Timor (Timor-Leste)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Egypt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Egypt (page does not exist)">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Georgia_(country)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Georgia (country) (page does not exist)">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunger_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Hunger in India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Indonesia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Indonesia (page does not exist)">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Iran&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Iran (page does not exist)">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Iraq&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Iraq (page does not exist)">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Israel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Israel (page does not exist)">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Japan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Japan (page does not exist)">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Jordan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Jordan (page does not exist)">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Kazakhstan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Kazakhstan (page does not exist)">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_North_Korea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in North Korea (page does not exist)">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_South_Korea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in South Korea (page does not exist)">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Kuwait&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Kuwait (page does not exist)">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Kyrgyzstan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Kyrgyzstan (page does not exist)">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Laos&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Laos (page does not exist)">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Lebanon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Lebanon (page does not exist)">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Malaysia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Malaysia (page does not exist)">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_the_Maldives&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in the Maldives (page does not exist)">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Mongolia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Mongolia (page does not exist)">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Myanmar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Myanmar (page does not exist)">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Nepal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Nepal (page does not exist)">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Oman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Oman (page does not exist)">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Pakistan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Pakistan (page does not exist)">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunger_in_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Hunger in the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Qatar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Qatar (page does not exist)">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Russia (page does not exist)">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Saudi_Arabia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Saudi Arabia (page does not exist)">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Singapore&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Singapore (page does not exist)">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Sri_Lanka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Sri Lanka (page does not exist)">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunger_in_Syria" title="Hunger in Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Tajikistan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Tajikistan (page does not exist)">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Thailand&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Thailand (page does not exist)">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Turkey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Turkey (page does not exist)">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Turkmenistan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Turkmenistan (page does not exist)">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in the United Arab Emirates (page does not exist)">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Uzbekistan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Uzbekistan (page does not exist)">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Vietnam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Vietnam (page does not exist)">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Yemen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Yemen (page does not exist)">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">States with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Abkhazia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Abkhazia (page does not exist)">Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Northern_Cyprus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Northern Cyprus (page does not exist)">Northern Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_the_State_of_Palestine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in the State of Palestine (page does not exist)">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_South_Ossetia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in South Ossetia (page does not exist)">South Ossetia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Taiwan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Taiwan (page does not exist)">Taiwan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dependent_territory" title="Dependent territory">Dependencies</a> and<br />other territories</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_the_British_Indian_Ocean_Territory&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in the British Indian Ocean Territory (page does not exist)">British Indian Ocean Territory</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Christmas_Island&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Christmas Island (page does not exist)">Christmas Island</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_the_Cocos_(Keeling)_Islands&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (page does not exist)">Cocos (Keeling) Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Hong_Kong&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Hong Kong (page does not exist)">Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hunger_in_Macau&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hunger in Macau (page does not exist)">Macau</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" 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style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Poverty" title="Template:Poverty"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Poverty" title="Template talk:Poverty"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Poverty" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Poverty"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Poverty" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Poverty" title="Poverty">Poverty</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Aspects</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Measuring_poverty" title="Measuring poverty">Measuring poverty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concentrated_poverty" title="Concentrated poverty">Concentrated poverty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cost_of_poverty" title="Cost of poverty">Cost of poverty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disability_and_poverty" title="Disability and poverty">Disability and poverty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diseases_of_poverty" title="Diseases of poverty">Diseases of poverty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change_and_poverty" title="Climate change and poverty">Climate change and poverty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Child_poverty" title="Child poverty">Child poverty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chronic_poverty" title="Chronic poverty">Chronic poverty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cycle_of_poverty" title="Cycle of poverty">Cycle of poverty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Precarity" title="Precarity">Precarity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guaranteed_minimum_income" title="Guaranteed minimum income">Guaranteed minimum income</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_basic_income" title="Universal basic income">Universal basic income</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_basic_income_models" title="List of basic income models">List of basic income models</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poverty_reduction" title="Poverty reduction">Poverty reduction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sustainable_Development_Goals" title="Sustainable Development Goals">Sustainable Development Goals</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Metrics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Homeless_Vulnerability_Index" title="Homeless Vulnerability Index">Homeless Vulnerability Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misery_index_(economics)" title="Misery index (economics)">Misery index (economics)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gini_coefficient" title="Gini coefficient">Gini coefficient</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genuine_progress_indicator" title="Genuine progress indicator">Genuine progress indicator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legatum_Prosperity_Index" title="Legatum Prosperity Index">Legatum Prosperity Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poverty_gap_index" title="Poverty gap index">Poverty gap index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_Poverty_Index" title="Human Poverty Index">Human Poverty Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multidimensional_Poverty_Index" title="Multidimensional Poverty Index">Multidimensional Poverty Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Index_of_Multiple_Deprivation" title="Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation">Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Working_poor" title="Working poor">Working poor</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Precariat" title="Precariat">Precariat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freeter" title="Freeter">Freeter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coolie" title="Coolie">Coolie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Underemployment" title="Underemployment">Underemployment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McJob" title="McJob">McJob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pea-pickers" title="Pea-pickers">Pea-picker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menial_job" title="Menial job">Menial job</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Child_labour" title="Child labour">Child labour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Domestic_worker" title="Domestic worker">Domestic worker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gig_worker" title="Gig worker">Gig worker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wage_slavery" title="Wage slavery">Wage slavery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wage_theft" title="Wage theft">Wage theft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweatshop" title="Sweatshop">Sweatshop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Precarious_work" title="Precarious work">Precarious work</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Workfare" title="Workfare">Workfare</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Slavery" title="Slavery">Slavery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serfdom" title="Serfdom">Serfdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forced_labour" title="Forced labour">Forced labour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indentured_servitude" title="Indentured servitude">Indentured servitude</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Involuntary_servitude" title="Involuntary servitude">Involuntary servitude</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debt_bondage" title="Debt bondage">Debt bondage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peon" title="Peon">Peonage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Children_in_the_military" title="Children in the military">Child soldiers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By location</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Poverty_in_Algeria" title="Poverty in Algeria">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poverty_in_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Poverty in the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poverty_in_Egypt" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty in Egypt">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poverty_in_Ethiopia" title="Poverty in Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poverty_in_Kenya" title="Poverty in Kenya">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poverty_in_Namibia" 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