November 22, 2018 MANILA—The Philippines’ new poverty index that complements the existing income-based poverty measurement, will help improve the design of development programs of the government, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. “We congratulate the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) for developing the multi-dimensional poverty statistics and releasing the results last week. This will continue reading : NEDA LAUDS PH NEW POVERTY INDICATOR
PH reaffirms commitments on poverty reduction, SDGs, and migrant rights at UN general assembly
NEW YORK CITY –The Philippines reaffirmed its commitments to address the multidimensional aspects of poverty, to implement the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as to protect the rights of migrants, during the 71st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) last September 18-23 in New York City. During the high-level side event on “measuring and tackling poverty continue reading : PH reaffirms commitments on poverty reduction, SDGs, and migrant rights at UN general assembly
PH REITERATES A MULTIDIMENSIONAL PERSPECTIVE IN POVERTY REDUCTION
NEW YORK CITY – To effectively eradicate poverty in all its forms, The Philippine government urges the global community to look more at poverty from a multidimensional lens. Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan made this statement during the High-level Event on Anchoring a Universal Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) within the Sustainable Development Goals, a continue reading : PH REITERATES A MULTIDIMENSIONAL PERSPECTIVE IN POVERTY REDUCTION
