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Poverty In The Philippines

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The country I chose to write about in this report is Philippines and its issue with poverty. Poverty in the Philippines is one of the most serious problems that the government have to deal with, it arose from the rapid population growth in the country – the growth rate is 2.36% per year. Philippines has dealt with poverty since the late 80s and has yet to recover from it, the poverty line is defined by the least-cost consumption basket of food that provides 2,016 calories and 50 grams of protein per day and of non-food items consumed by families in the lowest quintile of the population (Coutsoukis. P, 1991). The impact of poverty in Philippines for instance has caused many young Filipinos not to pursue their education as well as the lack of quality education – for example, elementary schooling in the Philippines in compulsory but 24% of the Filipinos do not attend, usually due to absence of any schools in the area (Uy. J, Pua. J, n.d.). As there is not much is done to help the poor, the citizens that are struck with poverty are much contented with their life and as a result they go after luxury rather than the basic needs. Another important impact is the nutrition of the many children in the Philippines affected by poverty – The National Statistical Coordination Board stated more than 11 million Filipinos were considered food-poor are living below subsistence level in 2003. In addition, there are families who live beside or nearby polluted areas which are affected by

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