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Poverty incidence in Philippines up to 23.7 pct in first half of 2021

MANILA, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) — The poverty incidence among the Philippine population increased to 23.7 percent during the first half of 2021, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Friday.

“This translates to 26.14 million Filipinos who lived below the poverty threshold estimated at 12,082 pesos (241.72 U.S. dollars), on average, for a family of five per month in the first semester of 2021,” PSA head Den