RAPID, SUSTAINED, AND INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH KEY TO ACHIEVING SINGLE-DIGIT POVERTY INCIDENCE BY 2028 — NEDA

July 26, 2023 – In the Post-State of the Nation Address Discussion on July 26, 2023, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reiterated that rapid, sustained, and inclusive economic growth is key to achieving the Marcos Administration’s single-digit poverty incidence target by 2028. The Marcos Administration targets a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate continue reading : RAPID, SUSTAINED, AND INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH KEY TO ACHIEVING SINGLE-DIGIT POVERTY INCIDENCE BY 2028 — NEDA

STATEMENT ON THE 2021 FIRST SEMESTER OFFICIAL POVERTY STATISTICS

Statement on the 2021 first semester official poverty statistics Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua December 17, 2021 Members of the media, colleagues in government, fellow Filipinos, good morning. Recent developments At the start of the Duterte administration in 2016, we pursued the zero-to-ten point socioeconomic agenda to help us achieve the Ambisyon Natin continue reading : STATEMENT ON THE 2021 FIRST SEMESTER OFFICIAL POVERTY STATISTICS

Opening Message of Acting Secretary Chua during the Launch of 2020 Human Development Report

Opening Message Acting Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua Launch of 2020 Human Development Report January 22, 2021 Preliminaries UNDP Resident Representative Dr. Selva Ramachandran, our partners from UNDP, colleagues in NEDA and the government, other development partners, and stakeholders, a pleasant morning! The 2020 HDR (Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene) We congratulate UNDP continue reading : Opening Message of Acting Secretary Chua during the Launch of 2020 Human Development Report

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Poverty Statistics

Base sa Republic Act 8425 o Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act na isinabatas noong December 11, 1997, kabilang sa mga itinuturing na mahihirap ang mga indibidwal at pamilya na kumikita nang mas mababa sa poverty threshold o yung mga walang kakayahang tugunan ang mga pangunahing pangangailangan o “minimum basic needs” para mabuhay.

​WORLD BANK REPORT ON POVERTY COMPLEMENTS PH DEV’T STRATEGY

May 30, 2018 Recommendations in a World Bank (WB) assessment on poverty in the Philippines complement strategies in the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022, the National Economic and Development Authority said. On Tuesday, WB held a soft launch of Making Growth Work for the Poor, a poverty assessment for the Philippines for the period 2006-2015 continue reading : ​WORLD BANK REPORT ON POVERTY COMPLEMENTS PH DEV’T STRATEGY

STATEMENT OF SECRETARY PERNIA AT THE 2016 NEDA YEAR-END MEDIA BRIEFING

STATEMENT ERNESTO M. PERNIA Socioeconomic Planning Secretary 2016 NEDA Year-end Media Briefing 15 December 2016, 11:00 am NEDA Board Room, Pasig City To our friends from the media, colleagues in NEDA, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. Welcome to the NEDA Year-end Briefing, I am very happy to see you all today as we gather to continue reading : STATEMENT OF SECRETARY PERNIA AT THE 2016 NEDA YEAR-END MEDIA BRIEFING

STATEMENT ON FULL YEAR 2015 OFFICIAL POVERTY STATISTICS as delivered by Dir. Reynaldo R. Cancio of NEDA

STATEMENT ON FULL YEAR 2015 OFFICIAL POVERTY STATISTICS NEDA DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL ROSEMARIE G. EDILLON as delivered by Dir. Reynaldo R. Cancio of NEDA National Policy and Planning Staff 27 October 2016, 10:00 AM Philippine Statistics Authority, CVEA Building, East Avenue, Quezon City, 1101           Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, members of the continue reading : STATEMENT ON FULL YEAR 2015 OFFICIAL POVERTY STATISTICS as delivered by Dir. Reynaldo R. Cancio of NEDA

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

STATEMENT OF SECRETARY EMMANUEL ESGUERRA AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE 2015 1ST SEMESTER OFFICIAL POVERTY STATISTICS

STATEMENT Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning Emmanuel F. Esguerra Press Conference on the 2015 First Semester Official Poverty Statistics (As delivered by NEDA Deputy Director-General Rosemarie G. Edillon) 18 March 2016, 10:00 AM Elements at Centris, Quezon City Members of the media, my colleagues in government, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. As reported by the Philippine continue reading : STATEMENT OF SECRETARY EMMANUEL ESGUERRA AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE 2015 1ST SEMESTER OFFICIAL POVERTY STATISTICS

Welcome Remarks of Secretary Balisacan at the AIM’S Towards Zero Poverty Culminating Workshop

WELCOME REMARKS ARSENIO M. BALISACAN Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and NEDA Director-General CULMINATING POVERTY REDUCTION WORKSHOP “Towards Zero Poverty: Pursuing Inclusive Development and Shared Prosperity” Palawan Ballroom, EDSA Shangri-la 23 September 2015 Distinguished resource speakers and presenters, colleagues in the academe and government, friends from civil society, partners from the international development community, ladies and gentlemen, continue reading : Welcome Remarks of Secretary Balisacan at the AIM’S Towards Zero Poverty Culminating Workshop

Rapid rise in food prices, typhoon Yolanda drive up poverty incidence among Filipinos in first half of 2014
Per capita incomes increased but food inflation negated benefits for the poor– NEDA

MANILA – The rapid rise in food prices, particularly of rice, and the lingering effects of Typhoon Yolanda in the first half of 2014 elevated poverty incidence among Filipino individuals to 25.8 percent and among Filipino families to 20.0 percent during the period, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). Data from the continue reading : Rapid rise in food prices, typhoon Yolanda drive up poverty incidence among Filipinos in first half of 2014
Per capita incomes increased but food inflation negated benefits for the poor– NEDA

High economic growth, investments in social dev’t reduced poverty in first half of 2013

MANILA—The Philippine economy’s remarkable growth of 7.7 percent in the first half of 2013, along with the government’s investments in social development programs, significantly reduced poverty in the period, possibly marking the beginning of an appreciable downward trend in poverty incidence, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) continue reading : High economic growth, investments in social dev’t reduced poverty in first half of 2013