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The P64 "food-poor" threshold set by NEDA “really grossly underestimate” the poverty threshold in the country, development organization IBON Foundation said Wednesday.“Sa amin, hindi yun maganda kasi policy-wise, if you underestimate the poverty threshold, you also underestimate poverty.
Nung binreakdown namin 'yung family living wage inflated to current prices according to the current consumption basket… para ma-capture 'yung spending pattern ng poorest Filipinos, nalabas na more or less P90 per person per day 'yung kakailanganin from that family living wage,” Africa said.Africa said the PSA has "a very mechanical way" of computing the poverty threshold."May two-step problem 'yung poverty increase ng government.
Food Poor Neda Ibon Foundation
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