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The Philippine Statistics Authority on Thursday said the threshold it set for a person not to be considered “ food poor ” was insufficient to meet nutritional or dietary requirements in a day, saying that the current methodology in setting a food poverty ceiling is under review.The National Economic and Development Authority earlier said, in a Senate hearing, that as of 2023, the monthly food threshold for a family of five is P9,581 or about P64 per person per day.
“That’s how the bundle was arrived at… in other words, there’s science to it,” Mapa said.The PSA chief added that the food threshold was based on the most basic needs and “least-cost approach,” meaning the meals were assumed to be prepared at home.However, Mapa admitted that the threshold is “talagang sa tingin natin talaga insufficient ito .”“I agree, this is really basic ‘yung P64 per day. Most probably a lot of people won’t be happy about it,” he added.
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