The poverty rate of the population in the Province of Cebu (including HUCs) was estimated to be 16.9 percent in 2023, indicating that approximately 897,930 individuals had incomes below the threshold required to meet their basic food and non-food…

The 2023 Family Income and Expenditure Survey Visit 1 (FIES V1) preliminary results, which were completed in July 2023, indicate that 24.9 percent (336 thousand) of families in Cebu including the three Highly Urbanized Cities experienced poverty…