Philippine Government Policies on the 8MDGs
Philippine Government Policies on the 8MDGs
Introduction
A pledge the Philippines made along with 193 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations have come a long way in achieving the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. The MDGs have been adopted not just as top priority goals but as commitments to ensure a brighter prospect for all Filipinos, especially the poor. We have witnessed since the establishment of the MDG in 2000 the national and local governments, academe, private sector and the international development community is committed in working together towards the attainment of MDGs. The Philippine Government affirms its commitment to policy and institutional changes aimed at pro-poor sustained economic growth.
MDGs have been integrated into the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP), thus allowing government strategies, policies, and action plans to simultaneously address MDG targets. Second, the government has closely monitored its own rate of progress with MDG indicators, and has used this information to fine-tune planning and implementation processes, particularly at the local level.
Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
The biodiversity of the Philippines is highly eminent as it consists of 7,107 islands. Yet there are wide disparities in income and quality of life across regions and sectors. Poverty in the Philippines is a rural phenomenon. 75% of all poor families in the Philippines live in rural areas mainly dependent on ENR for their subsistence. Extreme poverty refers to the proportion of population or families living below the subsistence or food threshold.
Environmental degradation in the Philippines has been contributing to a vast damaging result unmindful to its poor dependants. “the degraded state of the country’s environment and natural resources is felt most intensely by the poor, especially the rural communities given that they depend on these
Introduction
A pledge the Philippines made along with 193 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations have come a long way in achieving the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. The MDGs have been adopted not just as top priority goals but as commitments to ensure a brighter prospect for all Filipinos, especially the poor. We have witnessed since the establishment of the MDG in 2000 the national and local governments, academe, private sector and the international development community is committed in working together towards the attainment of MDGs. The Philippine Government affirms its commitment to policy and institutional changes aimed at pro-poor sustained economic growth.
MDGs have been integrated into the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP), thus allowing government strategies, policies, and action plans to simultaneously address MDG targets. Second, the government has closely monitored its own rate of progress with MDG indicators, and has used this information to fine-tune planning and implementation processes, particularly at the local level.
Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
The biodiversity of the Philippines is highly eminent as it consists of 7,107 islands. Yet there are wide disparities in income and quality of life across regions and sectors. Poverty in the Philippines is a rural phenomenon. 75% of all poor families in the Philippines live in rural areas mainly dependent on ENR for their subsistence. Extreme poverty refers to the proportion of population or families living below the subsistence or food threshold.
Environmental degradation in the Philippines has been contributing to a vast damaging result unmindful to its poor dependants. “the degraded state of the country’s environment and natural resources is felt most intensely by the poor, especially the rural communities given that they depend on these
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