Mindanao Poverty Ssp7

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Mindanao Issues:

Armed Conflict (e.g. rido and Muslim separatism)

Indigenous Rights (e.g. IPRA)

Displacement

Poverty



Mindanao is hailed the food basket of the Philippines:

We produce 95% of the country’s banana, rubber, pineapple

65% of the country’s total livestock

62% the country’s total coconut

But, we have the highest incidence of hunger in the country.



Mindanao has

one of the world’s largest deposits of gold (Comval province),

copper (Cotabato), and nickel (Surigao del Norte)

90% of the country’s timber production

50% of the country’s aquatic products

But we have the highest poverty level in the country.

14 out of the 20 poorest provinces are in Mindanao



Mindanao has

•

the lowest literacy rate in the country

• the highest crime rate in the Philippines… consistently

• the poorest region in the country (ARMM)(GDP PhP3,433 standard GDP PhP 14,186)

• Around 6 million people leaving Mindanao to become

domestic helpers overseas



National Poverty Threshold:

6,274 pesos per month for a family of five

Around 4.67 million Mindanawons are below the poverty line.(NSCB 2007)



75% of the poorest families in Mindanao are from

rural areas.

The urban poor are from major urban areas:Metro Manila

Metro Cebu

Metro Davao

67% of the poorest families have heads who

didn’t graduate from elementary.

40% of the poorest families have at least 6 members.



The ten poorest provinces in the country (NSCB 2007):

1. Tawi-Tawi

2. Zamboanga del Norte

3. Maguindanao

4. Apayao

5. Surigao del Norte

6. Lanao del Sur

7. Northern Samar

8. Masbate

9. Abra

10.Misamis Occidental




1. Tawi-Tawi


3. Maguindanao

4. Apayao


6. Lanao del Sur

7. Northern Samar

8. Masbate

9. Abra


6 out of 10

are Mindanao

provinces




1. Tawi-Tawi


3. Maguindanao

4. Apayao


6. Lanao del Sur

7. Northern Samar

8. Masbate

9. Abra


6 out of 10

are Mindanao

provinces

3 out of the 6

are under the

ARMM



Lowest HDI (life expectancy, education, literacy, per

capita income, and standard of living):

1. Sulu

2. Maguindanao

3. Tawi-tawi

4. Basilan5. Masbate


7. Saranggani

8. Western Samar9. Eastern Samar

10. Lanao del Sur



Lowest HDI (life expectancy, education, literacy, per

capita income, and standard of living):

1. Sulu

2. Maguindanao

3. Tawi-tawi

4. Basilan5. Masbate


7. Saranggani

8. Western Samar9. Eastern Samar

10. Lanao del Sur

7 out of 10 are from Mindanao



Mindanao is so rich, but why is it the poorest?



Causes of Poverty:

Socio-Political Structure

Weak Judicial System



Uneven distribution of wealth.

1. Socio-Political Structure

By 1980s, 50% of the

country’s total income is in the hands of the 5%

When GDP increased to 7%

in 2007, the poverty rate

also increased.



The case of NFA rice program

48% of the beneficiaries are non-poor

68% of them are from urban areas

167 billion government fund was spent

for this 2008 NFA rice subsidy program



2. Weak Judicial System

The lack of the rule of law in Mindanao led to

armed conflicts,

armed conflicts which hamper development,

hampered development which causes poverty.

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