Despite the World Bank’s recent upper-middle-income upgrade, think tank IBON Foundation warns that the country’s income classification masks deeper structural weaknesses in employment, inequality, and industrial development
Around 6.5 million Filipinos were lifted out of poverty between 2023 and 2025, but the World Bank estimates that at least 28% of the population remain at risk of falling back into poverty
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(1st UPDATE) Until the updated figures arrive, any claim that Philippine poverty has largely been solved is premature
The new measure adds another wrinkle to the poverty debate by measuring deprivation not just through income, but also across education, health, housing and basic services, and employment
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Rappler’s data visualizations map the cities and provinces where Filipino families earn the most, revealing a persistent Luzon-Mindanao divide, based on the PSA’s latest Family Income and Expenditure Survey
Makati had the country’s highest average family income at P796,990 in 2025, but families in its top 10% earned nearly eight times as much as those in the bottom 10%
Magkakakabit na problema ang edukasyon, kahirapan, at hanapbuhay — at sa kaso ng Pilipinas, perpetuating cycle ito ng underdevelopment