Poverty in the Philippines has been a major issue throughout the years. Typhoons, natural disasters, and its poor economy are some of the many reasons that have caused poverty in the Philippines. Natural disasters have lessened economic growth and development. According to WSJ, their countries economic growth rate has grown around seven percent recorded between the years 2006 and 2012. The actual number of poor families has risen from 3.81 million to 4.21 million due to population growth(WSJ). Of these people, almost half live on less than two dollars a day and around 1.2 billion live on less than one dollar a day(World Bank). Poverty can lead to many other problems like infectious diseases, abusive child labor and air pollution.
Poverty has been a major problem in the Philippines for over 50 years. Major causes leading the Philippines to poverty have been natural disasters and its poor economy. The Philippines is located in the ring of fire which is more prone to natural disasters. Many of these past disasters have been typhoons, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. These natural disasters have destroyed many communities and have lessened economic growth and development. According to WSJ, the latest storm , the Typhoon Haiyan, was the most significant storm to ever hit in the Philippines and has brought many deaths and left severe damage to Philippine communities, this disaster has so far amounted 805 million dollars. Between 2010 and 2012, eight severe typhoons have hit the Philippines.
Poverty in the Philippines leads to many other problems. WSJ states because of widespread poverty, many children are more vulnerable to diseases and as much as one million children have not been immunized in rural areas. Another major problem ca...
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...ime and struggle everyday to survive. Poverty in developing nations should be brought to attention and we the people should make a change about it.
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Although poverty has minimized, it is still significant poverty which is characterized by a numerous amount of things. There are two types of poverty case and insular. “Case poverty is the farm family with the junk-filled yard and the dirty children playing in the bare dirt” (Galbraith 236)Case poverty is not irretraceable and usually caused if someone in the household experiences “ mental deficiency, bad health, inability to adapt to the discipline of industrial life, uncontrollable procreation, alcohol, some educational handicap unrelated to community shortcomings” (Galbraith 236).Case poverty is often blamed on the people for their shortcomings but on some levels can be to pinpoint one person's shortcomings that caused this poverty. Most modern poverty is insular and is caused by things people in this community cannot control. “The most important characteristic of insular poverty is forces, common to all members of the community, that restrain or prevent participation in economic life and increase rates of return.
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Poverty is the root cause of hunger, disease, and lack of shelter. It is concentrated in pockets in areas such as South Africa and South Asia. Children, who must live in these areas, face, on a daily basis, parasitic waters, lack of adequate medical help and malnutrition.... ... middle of paper ... ...
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