PHILIPPINES ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAM THROUGH PARTICIPATORY PLANNING Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School University of St. La Salle Bacolod City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements In: Rural Development Management Professor: Dr. Enrique Paderes, PhD. Greg C. Villanueva 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. Title Page …………………………………………………………………….... Table of Contents……………………………………………………………… 1 List of Figures………………………………………………………………… 2 PART I A. BACKGROUND OF THE PHILIPPINES’ PREVIOUS AND CURRENT PHILIPPINE ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS……. 3 B. ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT PHILIPPINES ANTI- POVERTY PROGRAM……….………………………………….. 12 C. CURRENT INTERVENTIONS MADE …show more content…
The Major Poverty Programs from1986–2004 of the Government’s MTPDP, prepared every 6 years to coincide with the term of the President, sets out that administration’s development goals. The Plan also lays out the framework for poverty reduction efforts. The treatment of poverty in the plans since 1986 has evolved to become broader: 1. MTPDP 1986–1991, Cory Aquino Administration. Eradication of poverty and improved quality of life are the major development goals. The first serious attempt at making poverty a performance criterion of the Government is made with this Plan. Poverty incidence targets are set for the first time. 2. MTPDP 1992–1997, Ramos Administration. Improved quality of life and international competitiveness are the development objectives of both the Plan and the midterm update in 1996. Poverty is treated in the human development and human resources which promotes the concept of minimum basic needs. Poverty incidence targets are again included. 3. MTPDP 1999–2004, Estrada Administration. Sustainable development and growth with social equity are the vision of this Plan. For the first time an attempt is made to make the Plan revolve around a common theme of sustaining growth and reducing poverty, Identifying priority areas necessary to achieve the Plan’s objectives. Poverty continues to be treated as part of human development. Regional
Many individuals all over the world are affected by poverty. In order to completely understand the cause, the effect, and the solution to ending poverty, we must first understand the meaning of poverty. Poverty is the condition where an individual’s basic needs for food, clothing, and shelter are not being met (business dictionary). According to the World Bank Organization, poverty is also the lack of healthcare, education, information, and jobs. There are two general types of poverty: Absolute and Relative. Absolute poverty occurs when individuals cannot obtain adequate resources to support a minimum level of physical health. Relative poverty occurs when individuals do not
According to “Poverty in the U.S. and the Supplemental Poverty Measure” in 2011, the 46.2 million persons in the United States had income below the poverty line. The statistics in the poverty rate did not differ from the prior year. This is evidence that relieving poverty in the United States should be the priority. In addition, differences between government operations in various countries can affect the efforts to reduce poverty on a global level, as Thomas states, “The
The 18% poverty level of 2008 is improved from the 33% level of the 1960’s, this decrease is attributable to an increase in educational attainment and income, resulting in lower levels of poverty.
Statistics indicates a rise in poverty levels in most countries all over the world. In America, more than 15% of the population lives in poverty and deplorable living conditions. Poverty and homelessness are particularly high amongst children living in the United States. Poverty is considered as the inability to meet one’s basic needs due to lack of money. It is state of deprivation in which a person lacks and is unable to acquire the normal monetary sum or property and other possessions. In the United States, the poverty threshold is used by the government to measure the level of poverty in the country. The government implements different policies and programs to eradicate poverty depending on the level of poverty. The policies and programs are meant to improve the welfare of the poor in the society and enable them to improve their social status. This paper will entail research on poverty and the policies and programs implemented to eradicate poverty in the United States.
In the past years, several governmental programs –including the 150-Day Action Plan of 2006, the renowned Poverty Reduction Strategy of 2008-2011 and now, the Agenda for Transformation covering
Poverty has been a long-lasting economic crisis in the world. The effects are drastic not only on the world’s economic stability but the stability and well-being of many people as well. Change is needed. True change is the hope many citizens have living in poverty due to a broken, damaged system regarding poverty. To make the world a better, suitable place to live, immediate action must be taken to finally resolve this issue.
One of the largest areas of concern around the globe is the poverty levels. Over the last 40 years governments have been influenced by neoliberal ideologies and poverty has increased on a
When it comes to poverty, there is the magnitude of definitions explaining the term. The definition of poverty has important implications from point of view of policy making, politics and academic debates. Each view has its own value judgments and explanations. Over the times, new definitions have surfaced the debates and yet, there is not a single universally acceptable definition of poverty. Definitions usually set the perimeters of the terminology and often subject to limitations and criticism. According to the definition of the World Bank, the term lack refers to the scarcity of economic resources while the term inability refers to the failure of competence to take part in a community (Bellu & Liberati, 2005). It is now widely
This essay will critically examine a poverty solution strategy put into place by an organisation called ActionAid International. It will discuss the frameworks the organisation has in place and the frameworks that they are planning to put into effect to better the strategy. This essay will also examine the funding that that the federation receives and their capacity to involve and include individuals struggling with poverty. The strengths and weaknesses of the ActionAid, international strategy will also be examined.
However, it was Marcos who envisioned a “New Society” or a “Bagong Lipunan” that urged the “poor and privileged” to work as one for the country’s economic goals through “self-realization.” (5.Y) Which, as previously stated, are work and/or study ethics of the Chinese and Jewish (a strong sense of self – of hunger for knowledge). In addition, it was also during Marcos’ regime that the GNP (Gross National Product, a development indicator of a country [definition from Turning Points IV]) in 1980 became four times greater than the country’s GNP in 1972 with an average annual growth rate of 6.6%. It was also during this time
This paper will discuss poverty, the different types of poverty and their definitions and who is affected by each type of poverty. It will look at the some of the major reasons why poverty exists and what causes poverty, like such things as inequality, stratification and international debt. Some of the impacts of poverty will also be analyzed from a national and global perspective; things like education, literacy rate, and crime. This paper will demonstrate that poverty affects almost everyone in some form or another and exists because those with power and wealth want and need poverty to exist to force a dependence on the wealthy. A few of the main
Poverty is a social problem that affects everyone on an economic, political and social level. The problem of human suffering is one that we must combat strategically on many levels. According to the United Nations, “in 2015 more than one billion people around the world live in a state of poverty, lacking the basic goods food, clothing, and shelter that humans need to survive” (“Poverty”). There are a great number of areas that keep individuals poor, such as lack of resources, inadequate income, lack of education, language barriers and the high cost of child care. Being able to work and provide basic necessities is our basic human right and we should not be deprived of these basic human rights that individuals need in order to live satisfying lives. The government has the responsibility of helping individuals in need with the economic assistance to feed, clothe, house, educate, provide health care and decent wages for every individual. They should ensure that individuals have access to resources that will help them build a better future. There are several ways that we can work together to strategically find solutions to end inequality among the poor individuals in our society.
Poverty is a major menace to humanity existence in recent times majorly in the third world countries; it is one of the greatest threats to stability and peace more than other tussles like terrorism. The Sustainable Development Goal of the United Nations to eradicate poverty everywhere in all its form and ensure quality education by 2030 shows the global commitment to ensure a higher standard of living for mankind.
Objective 1.2 - To advocate on the implementation of anti-poverty action plan (youth to have access to government funding other than donor funding).
The situation keeps aggravating despite of several poverty alleviation programs that are implemented every year. The main reason for such failure, apart from the implementation issues, would be the measurement and numbers on which these programs are based. Appropriate measurement is central to analyzing and understanding poverty and its alleviation.