Poverty in the Philippines
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4/25/2013
An Essay about
An Essay about
Franzgel Gamit student Franzgel Gamit student Poverty in the Philippines
UN Millennium Development Goal
Poverty in the Philippines
UN Millennium Development Goal
MDG 1 Report: Poverty in the Philippines
INTRODUCTION
Poverty reduction has been a major problem for all developing countries. As Kofi Annan stated “The biggest enemy of health in the developing world is poverty” (Kofi Annan, cited in WHO, 2013). Poverty is experienced all over the world but its effect is most significantly seen in developing countries like Philippines, one of the nations with a high rate of poverty according to World Health Organisation. Addressing this problem poses an extensive standing struggle to the Philippines since this has been the primary objective of previous administrations. According to Schelzig (2005), the Philippines has obvious unequal income distribution which supports the conclusion that the Filipinos in the lower distribution is highly susceptible in impoverished living conditions and depravity from basic sustenance and necessities, leaving households vulnerable (Schelzig, 2005). Over the past decade, since Philippines embraced the millennium development goal of the United Nations to eradicate poverty and to improve the lives of its people, issues on poverty and hunger have become more and more prominent in rural and depressed areas, despite of the improvement of its economic status and the implementation of programs to address these problems, poverty rate has not been reduced to what is expected. Based on the information that I have collated, this essay will show statistical status of poverty, examine and/or discuss briefly the primary causes of poverty, programs that is in place to address poverty and the obstacles faced by the government in implementing those programs to ease the suffering of the people.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is created to deliver the whole
4/25/2013
An Essay about
An Essay about
Franzgel Gamit student Franzgel Gamit student Poverty in the Philippines
UN Millennium Development Goal
Poverty in the Philippines
UN Millennium Development Goal
MDG 1 Report: Poverty in the Philippines
INTRODUCTION
Poverty reduction has been a major problem for all developing countries. As Kofi Annan stated “The biggest enemy of health in the developing world is poverty” (Kofi Annan, cited in WHO, 2013). Poverty is experienced all over the world but its effect is most significantly seen in developing countries like Philippines, one of the nations with a high rate of poverty according to World Health Organisation. Addressing this problem poses an extensive standing struggle to the Philippines since this has been the primary objective of previous administrations. According to Schelzig (2005), the Philippines has obvious unequal income distribution which supports the conclusion that the Filipinos in the lower distribution is highly susceptible in impoverished living conditions and depravity from basic sustenance and necessities, leaving households vulnerable (Schelzig, 2005). Over the past decade, since Philippines embraced the millennium development goal of the United Nations to eradicate poverty and to improve the lives of its people, issues on poverty and hunger have become more and more prominent in rural and depressed areas, despite of the improvement of its economic status and the implementation of programs to address these problems, poverty rate has not been reduced to what is expected. Based on the information that I have collated, this essay will show statistical status of poverty, examine and/or discuss briefly the primary causes of poverty, programs that is in place to address poverty and the obstacles faced by the government in implementing those programs to ease the suffering of the people.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is created to deliver the whole
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