PROVINCE NO. 8 IN 81 WITH POOREST FILIPINOS
By Mortz C. Ortigoza
There is a Mindanao joke, where many poor provinces are
located, that described the classes of poverty there.
Food for the rich -
SUTOKIL (SUgba, TOla, KIniLaw (Roast,
Stewed Chicken Meat and Papaya, Raw Marinated Tuna) )
Food for the poor - GIPUSIL (GInamos, PUs o, SILi (Fermented Anchovies or Round Scads, Cooked Banana Heart and Pepper)
Food for the very poor - GITUOK (GInamos , GiTUntungan sa OK-OK (Fermented Anchovies or Round Scads infested by Cockroaches).
Food for the poor - GIPUSIL (GInamos, PUs o, SILi (Fermented Anchovies or Round Scads, Cooked Banana Heart and Pepper)
Food for the very poor - GITUOK (GInamos , GiTUntungan sa OK-OK (Fermented Anchovies or Round Scads infested by Cockroaches).
There are more poor people in North Cotabato/Province of
Cotabato than the other three provinces of Region 12.
In the 2018 census of the PSA released for public consumption last December 6, 2019,
it showed that the most number of poor families, as seen by ranks below, are:
1.
North Cotabato: 82, 900 families (Population: 1, 380 PSA
2015)
2.
South Cotabato: 53, 800
3.
Sarangani :
48, 200
4.
Sultan Kudarat : 46,
300
As what the PSA said that a
family is composed averagely of five household members, the magnitude of the
poverty incidence in Cotabato is 414, 500 poor individuals.
That’s staggering son of a gun!
Among the 81 provinces in the
Philippines, North Cotabato is No. 8 with the most number of poor households.
With 109, 146 destitute recorded, North
Cotabato was No. 7 with the top 10 highest number of poor families in the 2015 census.
Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (APCPT)
In terms of APCPT in Pesos, the
families of five in the Philippines and the National Capital Region have to earn
P25, 744, P28, 682, respectively, yearly.
Falling below those amounts
means a part of the poor in the country.
On the Magnitude of Poor Families, there are 2, 986, 300
(14,931, 500 Filipinos) and 48, 000 (240,000 persons) in the Philippines and
NCR, respectively.
There are 2.3% poor families in
the National Capital Region while there are 16.6% poor households in the
entire Philippines.
The Philippines has a
population of 108.12 million in 2019 according to the United Nations.
On the Magnitude of Poor Families, the
poor in the NCR and the whole country dropped by 1.8%, 6.7%, respectively, compared with the
2015 census.
There are more poor people in
Pangasinan than the other three provinces in Region 1.
In the 2018 census of the
Philippines Statistics Authority released last December 6, 2019, it showed that the most numbers of poor
families, as seen by ranks below, are:
1.
Pangasinan: 65, 200 families (Population: 2, 957, 000
PSA 2015)
2.
Ilocos Sur :
8, 800 families
3.
La Union :
5, 500
4.
Ilocos Norte 4, 700
As what the PSA said that a family is
composed averagely of five household members, the magnitude of the poverty incidence
in Pangasinan is 326,000 poor individuals.
The most number of poor families in the
81 provinces’ Philippines.
1. Cebu : 131, 500 (657,500 individuals)
2.
Negros Occidental : 109,
000
3.
Sulu : 108,
600
4.
Leyte : 108,
000
5.
Camarines Sur : 86, 900
6.
Zamboanga del Norte : 86,
800
7.
Maguindanao : 83, 100
8.
North Cotabato : 82, 900
9.
Zamboanga del Sur : 74, 700
10. Bukidnon : 73,100
11.
Iloilo : 68, 300
12.
Pangasinan : 65, 200
13.
Batangas : 57, 200
14.
South Cotabato : 53, 800
15.
Davao del Sur : 51, 400
Here are the excerpts of
the definition of terms in Filipino used by the PSA on its 2018 census.
Paano masasabi kung ang indibidwal o pamilya
ay mahirap?
Ang poverty threshold ay
tinatawag din na poverty line. Ito ang linyang naghahati sa mga mahihirap at
hindi. Kung ang kita ng bawat tao ay mas mababa sa linyang ito, siya ay
tinatawag na mahirap o may salat na kita upang matustusan ang mga
pangangailangan sa pagkain at iba pang pangunahing pangangailangan. Sa kabilang
banda, kung ang kita ng bawat tao ay mas mababa kaysa sa katumbas na food threshold,
siya ay nakararanas ng matinding kahirapan o extreme poverty. Sila din ay
tinatawag na food poor or may salat na kita upang matugunan kahit ang
pangunahing pangangailangan para sa pagkain.
Paano Sinusukat
ang Poverty Threshold
Ang
poverty threshold ay ang minimum na kita o kinakailangang halaga ng isang
indibidwal o pamilya upang matugunan ang mga pangunahing pangangailangan sa
pagkain (basic food requirements) at iba pang mga pangunahing pangangailangan
(basic non-food requirements).
Paano Sinusukat
ang Food Threshold?
Ang food
threshold ay tumutukoy sa minimum na kita o kinakailangang halaga ng isang
indibidwal o pamilya upang matugunan ang mga pangunahing pangangailangan sa
pagkain o basic food requirements.
Food Bundle
Use as Chart
kombinasyon
ng mga pagkaing may pinakamababang halaga; kinakain sa lalawigan; tumutugon sa
100% na itinalaga sa Recommended Energy and Nutrient Intake (RENI) para sa
required na enerhiya at protina para sa isang average na indibidwal; at
tumutugon sa 80% para sa iba pang mga nutrients
Total Basic Expenditure
Ang total basic expenditure ay binubuo ng pangunahing pangangailangan gaya ng pagkain, edukasyon, tirahan, pangkalusugan, damit at sapin sa paa, ilaw, tubig at kuryente, renta sa bahay, pananatili at pagkukumpuni ng mga gamit sa bahay, transportasyon, komunikasyon, materyal para sa pangangalaga ng katawan.
Ang total basic expenditure ay binubuo ng pangunahing pangangailangan gaya ng pagkain, edukasyon, tirahan, pangkalusugan, damit at sapin sa paa, ilaw, tubig at kuryente, renta sa bahay, pananatili at pagkukumpuni ng mga gamit sa bahay, transportasyon, komunikasyon, materyal para sa pangangalaga ng katawan.
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