Originally published: September 5, 2024
Para sa isang pamilya na may limang miyembro, sapat na raw ang P13,797 kada buwan para matugunan ang pangunahing pagkain at iba pang pangangailangan. Ito ‘yung tinatawag na poverty threshold.
Ayon sa datos ng Philippine Statistics Authority, papatak ang poverty threshold sa P91.98 kada tao, kasama na ang P63 para sa pagkain.
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Philippine Statistics Authority, Preliminary 2023 First Semester Official Poverty Statistics of the Philippines
Senate of the Philippines, Committee on Finance (August 13, 2024), Aug. 13, 2024
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