Global Study on Child Poverty and Disparities: The Case of the Philippines

This report shows that poverty incidence among children living in rural areas is more than twice that of children living in the urban areas. In fact, 7 of 10 poor children are from the rural areas. Moreover looking at the regional patterns, some regions are consistently ranked as being 'worse off' compared to other regions. All these suggest wide disparities in poverty incidence across regions and between urban and rural areas.