By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld A Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) pastoral letter describes poverty in the Philippines as a “social scandal” for which government bears responsibility. But it declares that “we cannot just blame government. We need to understand our role in it, our personal responsibility for it in…
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Latest poverty measure: excluding the poor from the poverty count
The Philippines seemed closer to reaching the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of reducing poverty by half than if the old poverty methodology were used
YEARENDER: Economic Lessons from 2011 for 2012
By SONNY AFRICA
The Philippines can’t rely on the world economy and old globalization policies to drive economic growth and development.
Photo of the Week: Poverty in black and white
This photo of a Muslim community in Quiapo shows poverty and government neglect in graphic detail. Ever wonder why there is an ongoing armed conflict raging in Mindanao, as well as all over the country? Photo by Justin Lapid (Bulatlat.com)
Urban poor group counters WB positive report on CCT
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com The urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap dismissed the recent report the World Bank (WB) released jointly with the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAid) on the conditional cash transfer (CCT) program, formally known as Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps. Malacang said the WB-AusAID report “validates what…
Boys of summer (A picture story)
Boys of summer (A picture story)
Satur C. Ocampo | Can We Trim Poverty by 10% in Five Years?
Is the government merely tinkering with figures on poverty and economic growth, or is it honestly and sincerely trying to achieve real economic goals? By SATUR C. OCAMPO / bulatlat.com
New Methodology Distorts Reality of Poverty in Philippines
By IBON Foundation, Inc.
“The government should cut poverty by increasing the incomes of Filipinos instead of reducing the poverty threshold.”–Ibon Foundation, Inc.
New Way to Measure Poverty Denounced as Deceptive, Can Undermine Calls for Better Wages
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
A new poverty index that reconfigured the method of determining the extent of poverty in the Philippines has been criticized as deceptive and can be exploited by the government to declare that life has become better under the Aquino administration, critics said the other day.
Photo of the Week: Cardboard Dreams
Cardboard Dreams