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The Philippines and its roughly 117,000,000 people have struggled with income inequality for generations. Even as infrastructure and opportunity has improved in highly populated areas in recent decades, poverty in the Philippines, particularly for people living in remote areas, remains a serious issue.
In this blog post, you’ll learn about the complex issue of chronic poverty in the Philippines, its causes, and its impact on families. Additionally, you’ll see how Outreach International is working to alleviate poverty in this Southeast Asian nation.
Decoding Poverty: A Deep Dive into the Statistics
According to the World Bank , between 1985 and 2018, the poverty rate in the Philippines declined by two-thirds, thanks to economic growth initiatives and investment in infrastructure, including education. However, the improvements were largely focused in the most populated areas, where the most opportunities already existed. According to the Asian Development Bank , the top one percent of earners have benefitted the most, capturing 17 percent of the national income, while only 14 percent of national income is obtained by the lowest-earning 50 percent of the population.
The Philippines’ income inequality stems from several structural factors. Higher education and job skills development remain out of reach for many. Unequal access to college, and social norms that leave women at a disadvantage, also contribute to persistent inequality. And the geography of this archipelago nation makes the issue even more difficult to solve, as opportunities and natural resources are unevenly distributed.
Understanding the Impact of Family Poverty
Family poverty is not just about financial struggle. It affects every aspect of a household’s well-being. Children who live in poverty are less likely to enroll in school and reach age-appropriate grade levels because their time is needed to help the family strive to meet their basic daily subsistence needs. This stifles their access to higher education and the future opportunities it would bring, limiting earning potential, the potential economic growth of families, and the possibility of community development.
Managing Resources: Addressing Poverty in High Population Areas
Population density has a significant impact on poverty in the Philippines. High-population areas often struggle to manage limited natural and government resources, which negatively impacts quality of life. And a lack of job opportunities in densely populated areas contributes to poverty rates. These challenges trickle into remote areas, making it even more difficult for rural communities and marginalized people to break their own unending cycle of poverty .
Living Conditions and Resource Challenges
Living conditions in densely populated areas of the Philippines are affected by resource scarcity and inadequate government support systems. Access to basic necessities like electricity, safe drinking water, and quality education remains uneven. This scarcity not only limits the potential for development across the nation but also perpetuates inequality. As a result, impoverished communities face daily struggles, making it all the more challenging to break free from the cycle of poverty.
The Pandemic’s Impact: A Crisis Amplifying Poverty
The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on poverty in the Philippines. In 2020, the pandemic halted economic growth, leading to even higher unemployment rates. As this trend continued into 2021, poverty rates rose to 18.1 percent (World Bank). This amounts to just under 20 million people. And though the economy continues to recover, this recovery is uneven, with the poorest households benefiting the least. As improvements are bringing many areas back to normal, communities in many remote areas still struggle to bring their economies back to even just the already challenging pre-pandemic levels.
One constant struggle for families living in poverty is food insecurity. And according to sources such as the National Library of Medicine , this became even more significant during the pandemic. Almost two-thirds (61.2%) of households experienced moderate to severe food insecurity during the many months of quarantine. And with rising food prices and limited natural resources, vulnerable households often had to limit their food intake. This caused a lack of proper nutrition, particularly for children. Outreach International has implemented an effective method of combating food insecurity for even the most impoverished families. Our partners in OPI have helped community-led organizations develop rice loans . These are low-interest loans of rice or the funds to buy it. And because the communities manage these loans themselves, borrowers can avoid predatory outside lending institutions and can deal with people they know and trust.
Initiatives That Changed the Reality
In response to the challenges posed by the pandemic, both the Philippine government and organizations like Outreach International have implemented various initiatives to alleviate poverty and its effects. Some organizations have provided health services and relief assistance to affected communities. Such initiatives are essential in mitigating the immediate impact of the crisis and helping vulnerable populations in the short term.
But Outreach International also focuses on more long-term and sustainable initiatives that can forever break the cycle of poverty . Our methodology of community-led development allows people who live in chronic poverty to learn that they have the power within themselves to improve their lives permanently. Our partners in the Philippines, Outreach Philippines Incorporated (OPI), work with leaders in communities to identify their own unique poverty-related issues, and then mobilize to solve them. They learn how to develop networks with government agencies and NGOs that are able to provide resources. And they learn how to set ever-increasing goals of improvement, leading to continuous development that is sustainable for generations.
Join the Cause: How You Can Help
You can choose to play a role in alleviating poverty in the Philippines. And there are so many ways to help , from donating to Outreach International to fundraising to volunteering . By working together, we can collectively make a difference in the lives of those affected by poverty in the Philippines.
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The Philippines Can Overcome Poverty
Opening Remarks by Mara K. Warwick, Country Director for Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand
at the launch of Making Growth Work for the Poor: A Poverty Assessment for the Philippines
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I am pleased to welcome you to today’s media briefing on the Philippines Poverty Assessment report, entitled “ Making Growth Work for the Poor: A Poverty Assessment for the Philippines .”
The Report has two important stories to tell. The first story is inspiring. And gives everyone hope: The Philippines can overcome poverty!
The reason for this optimism is that from 2006 to 2015, robust economic growth helped the poverty rate in the Philippines to fall by 5 percentage points. Hence, poverty declined from 26.6 percent in 2006 to 21.6 percent in 2015. The contributing factors for this decline in poverty were the expansion of jobs outside agriculture, government transfers, in particular to qualified poor families through the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, and remittances.
School enrollment has notably increased in recent years, with universal and mandatory kindergarten as well as two years of senior high school added to the education cycles. Pro-poor policies and changes to health insurance coverage have resulted in increased use of health services. Access to clean water and sanitation and electricity has improved. Social safety nets were expanded to cover most of the poor.
All these developments give us hope that poverty can be overcome. It is not at all insurmountable.
But here is the second story, an equally important one: The Philippines needs to do more to end poverty.
While poverty has declined, there are still about 22 million poor Filipinos, as of 2015. These poor families most often live in rural areas with limited access to quality schools, health centers, and safe drinking water, not to mention, roads and transportation that will help them go to their jobs or bring their produce to market.
Some poor families live in areas scarred by conflict or prone to natural disasters. Conflict can force families to move far away from their homes. Disasters can knock down families that are struggling to climb the economic ladder.
Poor families are most often trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty. They usually have many children, an average of 5 per family. Pregnant mothers face high risk: every day, 5 Filipina women die in childbirth or due to other causes related to pregnancy.
In a poor family of 5 children, 2 will likely be stunted, a visible sign of malnutrition. Children who remain malnourished in the first 1000 days of their lives do not fully develop the neural connections in their brains, making them unable to reach their full potential, even as adults.
Just half the children in the poor households will enroll in lower secondary school. Even those who do enroll may learn little due to malnourishment and poor quality of instruction. As a result, when they grow up, their chances of getting a well-paying job are slim.
So the Philippines has experienced success in reducing poverty. But there are remaining challenges, What can we all do together to end poverty?
How can we unlock this trap and make growth work for the poor? How can one family break from the path of poverty so the future generations have a better life than their parents or grandparents?
I want to highlight a few particular points.
The number one priority is creating more and better jobs, to offer opportunity for the poor to lift themselves out of poverty.
Since two out of five of the country’s poor are in Mindanao, unlocking Mindanao’s potential is critical in bringing down poverty in the entire country.
In addition, tackling the country’s severe stunting crisis will require an all hands-on-deck effort, starting with maternal health and focusing health interventions on the “first 1000 days” of life.
And creating opportunities for children means also ensuring that the poor attend school and that the schools they attend foster learning.
Many of these policy suggestions align well with the Government’s long-term vision -- the AmBisyon 2040 and the Philippine Development Plan 2017–2022 , which aims to transform the country into a prosperous middle-class society.
In closing, I would like to repeat the message: With solid economic fundamentals, the Philippines can overcome poverty. It is important to break the cycle of inequitable investment in human capital, making the pattern of growth more inclusive and creating opportunities for more and better jobs.
The World Bank believes that, together, with various stakeholders, we can take concrete actions to end poverty in the Philippines.
Before I close, let me add one remark. The Poverty Assessment is an analytical report – we have delved into the data and information that’s available on poverty to come up with an up-to-date and sound analytical basis for policy making. It is a foundational piece and more work will be done by us and others to really take the recommendations and to work in more detail on how to do that -- what needs to change in the Philippines in order to address the problems in a more focused way and how to carry these forward. Our team will also explain during the Q and A session that there will also be other follow up work by the World Bank, by government, and others to take these recommendations to the policy realm.
Thank you very much and may we all have a very fruitful discussion today.
Maraming Salamat Po! [Thank you very much!]
In Manila: David Llorito, +63-465-2514, [email protected]
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Introduction
Historical economic context, unemployment, addressing unemployment, poverty, and inequality.
The Philippines has vast opportunities for growth and development as the country has shown a significant improvement in the overall political, social, and economic processes. Compared to the previous decades, the rates of unemployment have decreased along with poverty statistics, showing an overall prospective image of the country’s future. However, despite the strong emphasis of the government on income equality and poverty reduction along with the growth of GDP, both poverty and economic and social inequality remain persistent in the Philippines. This paper will explore the economic background of the country with a specific focus on unemployment, poverty, and inequality. Recommendations for eliminating these issues will be made to suggest how the Philippines can decrease the impact of the negative conditions on the population.
It is essential to offer a context for understanding poverty and unemployment in the Philippines. Immediately after 1945, a brief economic increase could not be sustained for a long time, with food deficits becoming a significant problem. During that time, the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) depended on the export of timber, fibers, sugar, and coconuts to sustain the import of food. Manufacturing was inward-looking at that time, focusing predominantly on import-substituting, with the country’s products intended predominantly for being consumed domestically instead of being imported overseas (Leonor, 2018). High tariff limits negatively influenced inefficient industries while the Philippines’s over-valued currency and artificially low capital interest rates made those industries capital-intensive. These conditions reduced the ability of the country to absorb labor in gainful employment.
Farming communities that developed after the end of WWII were economically inefficient areas. The expenditures of the government were focused on big towns and cities while the surplus produced by farmers was taken over by landowners and intermediaries. Therefore, the natural response to the mistreatment of farms was for peasants to move to larger cities, especially Manila, in pursuit of work (Leonor, 2018). With the increase of education migration, the depletion of rural areas and educated specialists caused congestion in cities, thus contributing to open unemployment and other related social problems in cities.
In 1961, the aggregate rate of unemployment in the Philippines was 8.5%, 6.1% in 1965, and 7.8% in 1968 (Leonor, 2018). The figures indicate a relatively narrow variation band despite the timing of data collection. However, between 1974 and 1978, the unemployment rates ranged between 3.9% and 5.2%, suggesting that employment increased to levels at which the economy could be considered to be “running at full employment” (Leonor, 2018, p. 145). Nevertheless, it is essential to mention that the figures are no more than estimations that did not account for the time people spent at work as well as how much they earned. Hence, the estimations did not consider underemployment and the unemployment’s full arithmetic equivalent. According to Leonor (2018), that the direct estimates by the ILO Mission “showed that far from the 4%-8% range, unemployment in the Philippines could be placed at between 25%-34% of the labor force in 1971” (p. 146).
According to the latest Trading Economics (2019) data, in the June quarter, the unemployment rate in the Philippines dropped to 5.1% compared to 5.5% in the same quarter the previous year. The all-time highest rate of unemployment in the country was 13.9% in the first quarter of 2000, while the lowest was 4.7% in the fourth quarter of 2016 (Trading Economics, 2019). While the rates of unemployment may seem low, it is imperative to mention that the labor market of the country suffers significantly from the outflow of talent. As mentioned by Urrutia, Tampis, and Atienza (2017), around 2,500 Filipinos flee the country every day in pursuit of better work opportunities as well as to provide for their families. This trend is also associated with the increase of the population in the country, which does not allow for the positive development of employment. The researchers that aimed to forecast the unemployment rate in the Philippines found that estimated values would range in the 6% to 8% range, which are the figures found to be 72% closely relative to actual values (Urrutia et al., 2017). Such variables as labor force rate and population were identified as significant factors contributing to the unemployment rate in the country.
The lack of work for the population leads to a decrease in their income and the subsequent quality of life, thus contributing to rising poverty in the country. Poverty is defined as a “deprivation of essential assets and opportunities to which every human is entitled. Everyone should have access to basic education and primary health services” (Schelzig, 2005, p. 10). It is worth mentioning that between 1985 and 2000, the number of Filipinos living below the poverty line decreased by 10.5% (Schelzig, 2005). If to look at this figure in isolation, the reduction can be considered as a progress in terms of poverty rate; however, the magnitude of poverty increased by more than 4 million (Schelzig, 2005). This is linked to the boost in population’s growth over time. The population growth rate each year can be estimated to be around 2.3%, with the expectations to reach 105 million by 2020 (Schelzig, 2005). As a result of the rapid growth of the population, there are many young people, with the median age being 24.1 years in 2015 (Statista, 2016). As the comprehensive analysis of poverty is associated with a broad and multi-dimensional approach, it is essential to understand that the rate of poverty in the country does not mean that there are many poor people.
In 2015, the overall poverty rate in the Philippines was 21.6%, which means that every fifth citizen lives beyond the poverty line. The median spending capacity for these individuals is less than $2 per day, which many people, including children and youth are forced to work as street laborers or vendors to have enough money to feed themselves. The highest rates of hunger occur in the fishing and agriculture sectors where the majority of workers are poor (International Monetary Fund, 2015). Therefore, poverty represents a multi-dimensional phenomenon, which means that addressing the problem requires a broader focus. For instance, it is essential to consider human capital, which includes population’s education, skills, health, natural capital such as land, clear air, and forested areas, as well as physical, financial, and social capital. Additionally, communicating the connection between poverty and inequality is imperative for the understanding of the real impact of low income on the population.
A way of understanding inequality is calculating the contributions of various socioeconomic groups to aggregate inequality. In most regions, inequality has risen over time due to the increase in the population number and the decrease in the median age (Canlas, Khan, & Zhuang, 2011). As more people moved to large cities, abandoning the economy of small towns that require support, the distribution of income and life quality was becoming unfair. This means that both social and economic inequality represents major issues in the Philippines, where the gap is expected to increase with time. The degree of inequality has become so high that the Philippines became the state with the highest rate of social and social gaps in Southeast Asia. Importantly, the issue is not limited to personal wealth only.
Such aspects as educational opportunities, the unequal distribution of land, vocational capabilities, as well as general welfare programs, are also influenced by the widening disparity between the poorest and the richest members of society. With the pronounced economic inequality that became persistent in the past ten years, there has been an increase in the geographical disparity. For instance, in Mindanao, the second largest island in the Philippines, between 20% and 40% of families live below the poverty rate. However, nationwide, thirty most neglected and deprived provinces are home to one-third of the poorest families, resulting in generational poverty. It is also important to mention that, similar to the global trend of indigenous populations being more vulnerable to unstable economic conditions, in the Philippines, up to two million people belonging to ethnic groups of the nation are the most disadvantaged.
Creating more and better jobs for the population of the Philippines is a challenge for the government. Although, with the sustained growth of the GDP of 7% per year and the elimination of constraints in such fast-growing sectors as Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), it is possible to accelerate the creation of jobs for the population. As the BPO industry is showing annual growth by 20%-30% in the Philippines, it is potentially possible for the formal sector to offer good paying jobs to around two million Filipinos over the next four years (Duke CGGC, 2016). BPO refers to the process of delegating service-type business processes to third-party providers. In the Philippines, BPO is expanding rapidly due to the generally low cost of living as well as the large population of young Filipinos with generally good skills of spoken English. However, the growth of BPO will not resolve the problem of unemployment alone. It is recommended that the government to implement a comprehensive set of reforms to create a business environment that will enable the private sector to create jobs and increase its human capital. Changes are also necessary to secure citizen’s property rights, open the country’s economy to more competition between companies, make business regulations less complex, as well as increase the private and governmental investment in education, health, and infrastructure.
To reduce the adverse impact of poverty on the population, it is first recommended for the government to invest in making birth control accessible to the poor groups. This will enhance family planning opportunities and ensure that families not to raise children in the environment of poverty. Empowering women by giving them more control over their bodies is expected to reduce the population’s growth as well as allow them to pursue career opportunities. It is recommended for the Filipino government also to offer more economic prospects for the population to enable access to employment, as suggested previously.
The key to reducing social and economic inequality in the Philippines is associated with the provision of better education, a higher quality of healthcare, social safety nets, as well as broader growth of the economy, specifically in agriculture. This points to the need for the government to work on the mentioned components of the economic and social well-being of citizens to increase equality. To achieve this, it is possible to collaborate with international organizations that provide resources to the vulnerable population to break the cycle of poverty and enhance the quality of life. Investments into education are essential for increasing the literacy of Filipinos, thus making them more prepared for their future careers. Improving achievement levels within areas such as English, science, and math is essential for creating a strong foundation that will serve as a basis for children’s further education.
To conclude the paper, it is noteworthy to mention that the Republic of the Philippines has vast growth opportunities since the economy is slowly improving, while unemployment rates are decreasing. The contribution from the BPO industry encourages the creation of job opportunities for young and educated Filipinos, thus increasing their contributions to the economy. However, despite the positive prospects, millions of people live beyond the poverty line and do not have the necessary resources to sustain themselves. The challenge is especially relevant when discussing the growing generations of Filipinos who are raised in unacceptable conditions. Although, through collaboration with relevant authorities in the sphere of healthcare, education, and social support, the Filipino government has the opportunity to reduce the burden of unemployment, poverty, and inequality. Future research on this topic can be done in regards to whether the current efforts of the government have been effective.
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The Philippines is a beautiful country with friendly people. But like all nations, it has its share of problems. This essay will discuss some of the major issues the Philippines is facing.
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The problem of poverty.
The Philippines has a big problem with poverty. Many people do not have enough money to buy food or pay for their homes. This is because jobs do not pay enough, and there are not enough jobs for everyone. Also, many people do not have the skills or education they need to get good jobs. This makes it very hard for them to improve their lives.
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