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W h a t is t h e

M i l le nn ium De ve lopm e

n t Goa l

No. 1 ?

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/arget '.01

3alve, between '((4 and 54'6,the proportion of people whoseincome is less than 7'.56 a day.

• The “dollar-a-day” poverty threshold is a purchasing power parity (PPP) adjusted dollar that has the same purchasing power in all countries.

3istorical Factors

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8here do we stand9

'.5 billion still live in e treme poverty, eventhough poverty rates have been halvedbetween '((4 and 54'4 and the : ; targethas been met.

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• The target of reducing extreme poverty rates yhalf !as met "ve years ahead of the #$1% deadline.

• The glo al poverty rate at &1.#% a day fell in #$1$to less than half the 1''$ rate. ($$ million fe!erpeople lived in conditions of extreme poverty in

#$1$ than in 1''$. )o!ever* at the glo al level 1.#

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0chieve full and productive employmentand decent work for all, including womenand young people.

• Here we look at a related indicator the percentage o! workersliving on less than "#.$% (PPP) a day.

8here do we stand9• Glo ally* 435 million !or6ers lived elo! the &1.#% a

day poverty line in #$117a reduction of #'5 million

since #$$1.

• The gender gap in employment persists* !ith a #5.3percentage point di8erence et!een men and !omenin the employment9to9population ratio in #$1#.

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3alve, between '((4 and 54'6, theproportion of people who su er fromhunger.• Hunger here is measured &y the percentage o! children under %

years o! age who are moderately or severely underweight.

8here do we stand9• The hunger reduction target should e almost met

y #$1%.

• Glo ally* a out 35# million people are estimated toe undernourished.

• More than '' million children under age "ve arestill undernourished and under!eight.

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olitical Factors

?easons why 3 is poor,according to the I:FW+ : government spending and

political uncertainty are ;ust someof the reasons !hy the Philippineshas een outperformed y most of

its sian neigh ors* a studysponsored y the /nternationalMonetary

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0mong the factors blamed for thecountry’s weak economic performancewere1weak agricultural productivity high government de&t low pu&lic private and !oreign investment weak research and development spendinglow spending on education lackluster tourism sector relatively high income ine'uality high corruption strong population growthmore episodes o! nancial crisis

and political uncertainty

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overty ?eduction and @mpowerment ofthe oor and Aulnerable

The people are our country>s greatestresource. healthy* educated and energi?edciti?enry raises the country>s chances forsustaina le development and prosperity. The!or6 at hand is urgent@ to reduce povertyincidence to 1A.A percent y #$1% and meet

6ey Millennium Development Goals BMDGsC*particularly in asic education and healthcare.

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The uino dministration>s strategy

to "ghting poverty is to empo!er thepoor and the marginali?ed segments ofsociety. This means providing a ElifevestF to those currently dro!ning inextreme poverty through socialprotection interventions. t the sametime* "ghting poverty also meansinvesting in people>s capacity toparticipate meaningfully in theeconomy* access gainful livelihood and

improve the uality of their lives.

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s a testament to the uino

dministration>s ias for the poor* the#$1# National udget infuses the largestsector allocation7P%A(.' illion or 41

percent of total7into the social servicessector. This is also higher than theprevious year>s udget y P5A.% illionor 3.'1 percent. This !ill fund programs*activities and pro;ects that !eredesigned to have a direct* immediateand su stantial impact in empo!ering

the poor.

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/n light of the President>s commitment toreduce poverty across the country* udgetaryallocations for the government>s social

protection programs !ill continue to increase*!ith the total allocation for the Department of

ocial Welfare and Development BD WDC up y5(.' percent to P53.' illion in #$1#. Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program(4Ps)Most of the D WD>s udget* amounting toP4'.5 illion* !ill support the Panta!idPamilyang Pilipino Program B5PsC* to cover anestimated 4 million indigent household9

ene"ciaries* from #.4 million households in#$11.

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The uino dministration aims to enroll all5.4 million indigent households into theprogram y #$1A.Hnder the 5Ps* indigent households receive aconditional cash transfer B00TC of as much asP1*5$$ per month* on condition that@

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%upplemental Feeding rogram

To address hunger and malnutrition among poor

children* the #$1# udget provides P#.' illion for theupplemental

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