1. Office of the President of the Philippines
NATIONAL ANTI-POVERTY COMMISSION
October 31, 2013
NAPC study shows what P200M can do for poverty
‘Kung hindi sa bathtub, e saan?’
A study of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) reveals that P200 million can benefit poor provinces if the fund
will be spent on specific agricultural infrastructure projects such as concreting of unpaved roads, building of new roads or
setting up irrigation facilities.
Take the case of Davao del Sur: P200M will help deliver agricultural products if the fund will be spent on concreting of
unpaved roads.
The assumption of the cost for each infrastructure project was based on the budget allocation of the Department of Public
Works and Highways (DPWH) and the National Irrigation Administration (NIA).
Attached infographic and the result of the econometric analysis for the 24 provinces where most of the poor are copra
farmers are available on our website.
Result of the Econometric Analysis on 24 Poor Provinces
24 POOR PROVINCES
CAMARINES SUR
MASBATE
Irrigation
Additional
Road
Concreting
of Road
3,120
6,796
15,267
4,350
16%
ADDITIONAL
ROAD
34%
CONCRETING
OF ROAD
50%
33,221
46%
13%
41%
14%
17%
Total
IRRIGATION
10,071
19,986
13,604
NORTHERN SAMAR
19,072
3,876
4,646
27,594
69%
WESTERN SAMAR
20,775
4,076
14,020
38,870
53%
10%
36%
12%
25%
EASTERN SAMAR
SURIGAO DEL SUR
13,204
2,593
5,379
21,176
62%
5,026
3,205
17,882
26,113
19%
12%
68%
34%
19%
SURIGAO DEL NORTE
4,719
3,322
1,850
9,892
48%
AGUSAN DEL SUR
ZAMBOANGA DEL
NORTE
3,513
4,641
2,494
10,648
33%
44%
23%
11,555
4,419
2,811
18,786
62%
24%
15%
DAVAO ORIENTAL
7,874
2,873
3,815
14,561
54%
20%
26%
24%
27%
SARANGANI
8,450
4,108
4,530
17,088
49%
NORTH COTABATO
2,569
6,224
4,419
13,212
19%
47%
33%
20%
27%
QUEZON
CAMARINES NORTE
13,851
5,318
7,003
26,172
53%
6,665
5,192
13,801
25,658
26%
20%
54%
14%
75%
ALBAY
5,194
6,817
35,524
47,535
11%
SORSOGON
5,373
7,595
4,248
17,216
31%
44%
25%
16,538
23%
26%
52%
11%
83%
LEYTE
3,783
4,234
8,521
AGUSAN DEL NORTE
6,528
10,000
78,660
95,188
7%
COMPOSTELA VALLEY
5,805
6,386
3,466
15,658
37%
41%
22%
12%
74%
MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL
5,804
5,080
30,589
41,473
14%
LANAO DEL NORTE
5,270
6,378
5,035
16,682
32%
38%
30%
32%
56%
DAVAO DEL SUR
ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR
ZAMBOANGA
SIBUGAY
16,344
42,873
75,863
135,080
12%
5,666
8,216
8,635
22,518
25%
36%
38%
26%
28%
46%
5,820
6,148
10,012
21,981
Number of poor that may be lifted out of
poverty
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