What’s the 40 poorest provinces in the Philippines? Check out the list below, according to latest data of National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC)
NAPC is the organization created by law to oversee and implement the Philippine Government’s Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Agenda (RA 8425)
Chaired by President Rodrigo Duterte himself with Atty. Noel K. Felongco as secretary and lead convenor, the NAPC will oversee, monitor and recommend measures to ensure effective formulation, resource allocation and management of the program. It will lead in evaluating the project towards policy formulation.
NAPC said that the 40 provinces that were identified as the poorest and most vulnerable to climate change are the following:
● Lanao del Sur
● Maguindanao
● Northern Samar
● Saranggani
● Sulu
● Bukidnon
● Siquijor
● Zamboanga del Norte
● Sultan Kudarat
● Agusan del Sur
● Western Samar
● Eastern Samar
● Masbate
● Negros Oriental
● Lanao del Norte
● Catanduanes
● North Cotabato
● Sorsogon
● Occidental Mindoro
● Surigao Del Sur
● Mt. Province
● Southern Leyte
● Basilan
● Misamis Occidental
● Romblon
● Camarines Norte
● Apayao
● Agusan del Norte
● Kalinga
● Surigao Del Norte
● Camiguin
● Davao del Norte
● Ifugao
● Zamboanga Sibugay
● Cotabato City
● Leyte
● Davao Oriental
● Negros Occidental
● Abra
● Camarines Sur (one of the recently typhoon-stricken provinces)
According to NAPC, the country’s poverty incidence currently stands at 21.6%, but they are targeting it to go down at 14% once “government services are brought closer to the 14 basic sectors of society without let-up.”
Felongco said that NAPC has figured out a formula—that combines social reform agenda and poverty reduction activities– in sustaining government services to these basic sectors.
Source: One Media PH
