Mar 262017
In October 2016, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that poverty among Filipinos has declined in the last decade to 21.6% in 2015 from 26.6% in 2006. However, this still translates to over 26 million poor Filipinos with almost half living in extreme poverty and lacking the means to feed themselves. While the statistics reflect slight improvements resulting from the trickle-down of economic growth to lower-income families, poverty remains a persistent and widespread problem.