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 Philippine Statistics Authority- Regional Statistical Services Office VII (PSA RSSO VII) announces the conduct of the Regional Data Dissemination Forum on the 2023 Full Year Official Poverty Statistics in Central Visayas on 25 October 2024 (…
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…
The Philippine Statistics Authority Region 7 (PSA 7) conducted the Regional Data Dissemination Forum on the 2021 Full Year Official Poverty Statistics in Central Visayas via blended set-up at Bai Hotel Cebu, Mandaue City.
Usec. Dennis S. Mapa,…
Poverty incidence among Filipino families in Central Visayas in 2021 was estimated at 22.1 percent. This means that 22 out of 100 families have incomes below the amount needed to buy their basic food and non-food needs in 2021. An increase of 8.7…
The Philippine Statistics Authority- Regional Statistical Services Office VII (PSA RSSO VII) announces the conduct of the Regional Data Dissemination Forum on the 2021 Full Year Official Poverty Statistics in Central Visayas on 14 October 2022 (…
On average, about 18.2 percent of municipalities and cities in Central Visayas are classified in Level 1, which refers to those with poverty incidences of 0.0 percent to 20.0 percent. This is equivalent to 24 municipalities and cities categorized…
Food and Poverty Threshold
Food Threshold is the minimum income require for a family/individual to meet the basic food needs, which satisfies the nutritional requirements for economically necessary and socially desirable physical activities while…
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) for the first time conducted a regional dissemination forum on the 2018 Full Poverty Statistics across the country. The PSA Central Visayas held its forum on 28 January 2020 at Mezzo Hotel, Cebu City where…
Food and Poverty Threshold
In the first semester of 2018, Siquijor registered on the average, a per capita threshold of Php12,454 or 16.8 percent higher than in 2017 at Php10,658. This translate that a family of five (5) to be non-poor, should need…
