Trivia: Poverty in the Philippines

Which statement is NOT TRUE about how poverty is determined by the government?

• Persons are considered poor when their income falls below the poverty threshold.

• The government constructs a menu per region that satisfies basic nutritional requirements and computes for the cost of that menu.

• In 2018, more than 50% of Filipinos are considered poor.

• None of the above.

What is the NCR (family per month) poverty line in 2018, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority? Meaning, if the total household earnings is below this amount, they are considered poor.

• ₱2,390.20

• ₱11,951.00

• ₱28,682.40

• ₱11,604.00

According to the PSA, the following belong to the least poor provinces EXCEPT

• Pampanga

• NCR (4th district)

• La Union

• Isabela City

True or False: According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, Filipinos are less poor in 2018 than in 2015.

According to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Philippines ranked ______ in terms of life expectancy in 2019.

• 37th

• 155th

• 123rd

• 60th

In the 2020 Global Hunger Index (GHI), the Philippines ranks _____ out of 107 countries with sufficient data to calculate 2020 GHI scores.

• 99

• 54

• 88

• 69

According to an SWS survey done in July 2020, how many Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger – hunger due to lack of food to eat – at least once in the past three months?

• 3.6 million (14.5%)

• 5.2 million (20.1%)

• 7.4 million (29.7%)

• 6.1 million (24.5%)

According to a study by FNRI (Food and Nutrition Research Institute) in 2019 concluded that _____% of total Filipino households are food insecure (lacking reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food).

• 52.9

• 36.8

• 64.1

• 43.7

According to a study by FNRI (Food and Nutrition Research Institute) in 2018, _____ in every 10 Filipino children, 0-59 months old are UNDERWEIGHT.

• 2

• 1

• 3

• 4

According to a study done by ADB in 2018, _____% of Filipinos live below the National Poverty Line.

• 16.6%

• 20.4%

• 23.9%

• 27.7%