1. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD HERLITA G. CARAAN National Statistical Coordination Board XII

2. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD Outline of the Presentation 1.Background and Methodology 2.Highlights of the 2012 Provincial Poverty Statistics 3.Supplemental Information

3. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 3 Executive Order 352 Designation of Statistical Activities that will Generate Critical Data for Decision-making of the Government and the Private Sector issued on July 1, 1996 (with regular updates from time to time) I. BACKGROUND/METHODOLOGY Statistical activity/productAgency/Group Responsible Development of the official poverty estimation METHODOLOGY Technical Committee on Poverty Statistics (TC PovStat) Compilation and estimation of the official poverty STATISTICS NSCB Technical Staff

4. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD (Poor) Food Threshold (in pesos) (Subsistence Poor, Food Poor, Extremely Poor) (Non Poor) Poverty Threshold (in pesos) income Poverty Incidence Subsistence Incidence How does the NSCB generate official poverty statistics? I. BACKGROUND/METHODOLOGY

5. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD Actual Prices 100% RENI for energy 100% RENI for protein 80% RENI for vitamins and minerals PROVINCIAL food bundle Farmgate Price Food eaten in the area Retail Price LEAST cost “Visualizable” FOOD THRESHOLD If income/expenditure of family/individual is less than food threshold SUBSISTENCE INCIDENCE and MAGNITUDE OF SUBSISTENCE POOR National food bundle I. BACKGROUND/METHODOLOGY

6. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD I. BACKGROUND/METHODOLOGY MenuIngredientsA.P. WT. (g) Breakfast Scrambled Egg Boiled Rice Coffee w/ milk Banana Lunch Boiled Mongo w/ Malunggay leaves and dried dilis Boiled Rice Supper Fried Tulingan Boiled Kangkong Boiled Rice Snack Pandesal Saging, lakatan Itlog, manok, buo Coffee, instant Gatas, pulbos, filled, instant Asukal pula Dilis, tuyo Tulingan Munggo, buto, berde, tuyo Malunggay, dahon Kangkong Asin, magaspang Langis, niyog Bigas, maputi Pandesal Total weight 65 48 1 5 10 20 54 35 30 85 7 15 360 30 765 South Cotabato Food Bundle

7. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD Non-food threshold Food threshold Constant FE/TBE ratio POVERTY THRESHOLD If income of family/individual is less than poverty threshold POVERTY INCIDENCE and MAGNITUDE OF POOR ACTUAL Non-Food Basic Needs Education Clothing & footwear Medical care Transportation & communication Fuel, light & water Housing Housing maintenance & other minor repairs Non-durable furnishings Household operations Personal care & effects Rental of occupied dwelling unit I. BACKGROUND/METHODOLOGY

8. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD 8 Who are the sources of data inputs? Data neededAgency responsible Provincial food bundlesFood and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) Price data (e.g., actual provincial prices of food items and 2006- based regional CPI for food) Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) National Statistics Office (NSO) Income (of families/per capita) Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) of the NSO I. BACKGROUND/METHODOLOGY

9. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD Highlights of the 2012 First Semester Poverty Statistics SOCCSKSARGEN Region (Region XII) Highlights of the 2012 First Semester Poverty Statistics SOCCSKSARGEN Region (Region XII)

10. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD HIGHLIGHTS :2012 First Sem POVERTY STATISTICS Both poverty and food thresholds in Region XII went up by 13.7 percent in the first sem of 2012! 22.8% 13.7 % 22.6% 13.7 %

11. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD HIGHLIGHTS :2012 First Sem POVERTY STATISTICS In the first half of 2012, among provinces in Region XII, South Cotabato posted the highest poverty threshold at P9,797; the highest increase in poverty threshold was noted in Cotabato Province at 22.5% from 2009. P9,243

12. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD HIGHLIGHTS :2012 First Sem POVERTY STATISTICS In the first sem of 2012, among the provinces in Region XII, South Cotabato had the highest food threshold; Cotabato Province posted the highest increase in food threshold at 22.3 percent. P6,446

13. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD HIGHLIGHTS :2012 First Sem POVERTY STATISTICS A family of five (5) in Region XII needed a monthly income of at least P7,702 to stay out of poverty! 73,943 12,324 462 8 64,700 10,783 359 7 55,457 9,243 308 6 46,215 7,702 257 5 36,972 6,162 205 4 27,729 4,621 154 3 18,486 3,081 103 2 9,243 1,540 51 1 First sem 2012 MonthlyDailyFamily Size

14. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD In the first sem of 2012, about 38 out of every 100 families in Region XII were poor while about 21 per 100 families were food poor. (3.6) 6.4 (3.8) 6.8 HIGHLIGHTS :2012 First Sem POVERTY STATISTICS

15. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD HIGHLIGHTS :2012 First Sem POVERTY STATISTICS 37.5% In the first half of 2012, only Sultan Kudarat posted decline in poverty incidence; a remarkable increase in poverty incidence was noted in Cotabato Province and Cotabato City

16. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD HIGHLIGHTS :2012 First Sem POVERTY STATISTICS In the first half of 2012, subsistence incidence in Sultan Kudarat dropped by 1.0 percentage point from the same period in 2009; highest increase was posted by Cotabato Province followed by Cotabato City 20.7%

17. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD Indicator First sem 2006 First sem 2009 First sem 2012 Inc/Dec 06-0909-12 Income Gap 31.729.2 34.9 -2.45.7 Per Capita Cost (in PhP)2,0952,3763,22513.435.7 Poverty Gap 11.09.1 13.1 -1.94.8 Per Capita Cost (in PhP)7277381,2101.663.9 Severity of Poverty 4.83.86.3 -0.92.5 On the average, a poor family of five in Region XII needs an additional monthly income of P3,225 or about P645 per person to move out of poverty. HIGHLIGHTS :2012 First Sem POVERTY STATISTICS

18. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD Income and poverty gaps highest in Cotabato Province; Poverty most severe in the said province; least severe in South Cotabato HIGHLIGHTS :2012 First Sem POVERTY STATISTICS

19. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD PHILIPPINES23.422.922.3 Region I23.318.5 16.7 Region II22.022.3 19.8 CAR25.622.7 22.6 Region VI27.526.7 24.7 Region IV-B34.130.6 28.4 Region XI26.927.3 28.6 Region VII35.031.6 28.8 Region V36.236.5 34.1 Caraga43.3 34.1 Region X35.135.4 35.6 Region IX41.041.5 36.9 Region VIII33.336.2 37.2 Region XII34.731.1 37.5 ARMM43.042.0 46.9 Region Poverty Incidence among Families (%) 1 st sem 20061 st sem 20091 st sem 2012 NCR2.83.7 3.8 Region IV-A10.110.8 11.2 Region III13.012.5 12.2 NCR, Region IVA, and Region III remain to be the least poor among the regions during the 1 st semesters of 2006, 2009 and 2012 NCR2.83.7 3.8 Region III13.012.5 12.2 Region IV-A10.110.8 11.2 HIGHLIGHTS :2012 First Sem POVERTY STATISTICS

20. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD Region Poverty Incidence among Families (%) 200620092012 ARMM, Region XII, and Region VIII are among the top 3 poorest regions during the 1 st semester of 2012 ARMM43.042.046.9 Region XII34.731.1 37.5 Region VIII33.336.237.2 Region Poverty Incidence among Families (%) 200620092012 PHILIPPINES23.3822.8622.32 Region X35.135.435.6 Region V36.236.5 34.1 Region VII35.031.6 28.8 Region XI26.927.3 28.6 Region IV-B34.130.6 28.4 Region VI27.526.7 24.7 CAR25.622.7 22.6 Region II22.022.3 19.8 Region I23.318.5 16.7 Region III13.012.5 12.2 Region IV-A10.110.8 11.2 NCR2.83.7 3.8 Region IX41.041.536.9 Caraga43.3 34.1 HIGHLIGHTS :2012 First Sem POVERTY STATISTICS

21. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD Region IX41.041.536.90.5(4.6) Region VII35.031.628.8(3.5)(2.8) Region II22.022.319.80.3(2.4) Region V36.236.534.10.3(2.4) Region IV-B34.130.628.4(3.5)(2.2) Region VI27.526.724.7(0.8)(2.0) Region III13.012.512.2(0.5)(0.2) CAR25.622.722.6(3.0)(0.1) NCR2.83.73.80.90.1 Region X35.135.435.60.30.2 Region IV-A10.110.811.20.70.4 Region VIII33.336.237.22.90.9 Region XI26.927.328.60.41.3 ARMM43.042.046.9(0.9)4.9 Region XII34.731.137.5(3.6)6.4 Among the 17 regions in the country, only Caraga and Region II posted significant decreases in poverty incidence between the 1 st semesters of 2009 and 2012, and 2006 and 2009, respectively. Poverty Incidence Among FamiliesIncrease/Decrease 20062009201206-0909-12 PHILIPPINES23.422.922.3(0.5) Region IX41.041.536.90.5(4.6) Region VII35.031.628.8(3.5)(2.8) Region II22.022.319.80.3(2.4) Region V36.236.534.10.3(2.4) Region IV-B34.130.628.4(3.5)(2.2) Region VI27.526.724.7(0.8)(2.0) Region III13.012.512.2(0.5)(0.2) CAR25.622.722.6(3.0)(0.1) NCR2.83.73.80.90.1 Region X35.135.435.60.30.2 Region IV-A10.110.811.20.70.4 Region VIII33.336.237.22.90.9 Region XI26.927.328.60.41.3 ARMM43.042.046.9(0.9)4.9 Region XII34.731.137.5(3.6)6.4 Caraga43.3 0.0 43.334.1 (9.2)* Region I23.318.516.7(4.8)* (1.9) HIGHLIGHTS :2012 First Sem POVERTY STATISTICS

22. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD Among the 85 provinces in the country, Tawi-TawiI posted the highest most significant decrease in poverty incidence between the 1 st semesters of 2009 and 2012. HIGHLIGHTS :2012 First Sem POVERTY STATISTICS Province Poverty IncidenceDiff 2009201209-12 Tawi-tawi b/ 48.320.8-27.5 Aklan38.421.0-17.3 Biliran34.620.7-13.9 Zamboanga del Norte63.650.3-13.3 Surigao Del Norte47.734.6-13.1 Agusan del Sur b/ 51.338.6-12.7 Surigao Del Sur43.231.8-11.4 Mt. Province b/ 42.634.8-7.8 Camarines Norte b/ 32.424.7-7.6 Sulu37.930.3-7.6

23. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD III. Supplemental Information

24. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD III. Supplemental Information PeriodEvent March 201210 has. of coconut farms in Alamada, Cotabato affected by Asiatic palm weevil Brontispa (coconut leaf beetle pest) affected Tampakan, Tupi, Polomolok, Koronadal City; Libungan, Midsayap, Antipas and Kidapawan City; Malungon and Glan May -July 2012Temporary closure of dams 1 & 2 of the Allah and Banga Rivers for rehab of irrigation system; 9,200 has. of irrigated areas in SC affected; Surallah, Sto. Niño, Norala and some municipalities of SK also affected June 201277 has. of newly planted palay destroyed by flood in Tacurong and Lambayong; in Cotabato Province - ave. buying price of rubber cup lump dropped from P60 to P46.25/kilo while those of white corn grain decreased from P13.40 to P11.85/kilo; Some negative events between Jan – May 2012 Sources: BAS and NDRRMC

25. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD III. Supplemental Information http://www.nscb.gov.ph/poverty/defaultnew.asp

26. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD As of October 2011 about 67,000 persons in Region XII were unemployed; 17.5% of the employed or 305,000 wanted more work! III. OTHER DETAILS Employment Status, Region XII: October 2011 IndicatorNumber (000)Rate (%) Total Pop'n 15 years and over2,678 Labor Force Participation1,80767.5 Employment1,73996.2 Underemployment30517.5 Unemployment673.7

27. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD About 18 of every 100 workers in Region XII were in the agricultural sector while 38 for every 100 workers were laborers and unskilled workers! III. OTHER DETAILS Employment by Occupation Group, Region XII: Oct 2011 Major Occupation GroupTotalMaleFemale Total1,7391,110629 Officials of government and special interest organizations, corporate executives, managers, managing proprietors and supervisors 256137119 Professionals591544 Technicians and associate professionals431923 Clerks572433 Service workers and shop and market sales workers 1778889 Farmers, forestry workers and fishermen31527045 Trades and related workers705911 Plant and machine operators78762 Laborers and unskilled workers668410259 Special occupations18135 a/ less than 500

28. NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD Employment by Highest Grade Completed, Region XII: Oct 2011 Level of EducationTotal (in '000) MaleFemale No Grade Completed79 4238 Elementary559 400159 Undergraduate339 25386 Graduate220 14773 High School662 435227 Undergraduate294 20193 Graduate368 234134 College440 234206 Undergraduate237 14493 Graduate203 90113 Total1,7401,111630 No grade completed (in %)4.53.86.0 At most elementary graduate (in %)12.613.311.6 At most high school graduate (in %)21.1 21.3 About 5 per 100 workers in Region XII have no grade completed while 13 for every 100 workers were at most elementary graduates; III. OTHER DETAILS

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