04/04/2024
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THE POOREST PROVINCES OF THE PHILIPPINES
ERRATUM: We sincerely apologize to the government of Siquijor and Lanao del Sur for the incorrect and outdated information provided by the team of researchers, we will ensure that our next post on public data is complete and true, thank you.
POOREST PROVINCE
1. Tawi-tawi
2. Basilan
3. Maguindanao
4. Davao Oriental
5. Zamboanga del Norte
6. Samar
7. Eastern Samar
8. Sultan Kudarat
9. Dinagat Islands
10. Lanao del Norte
11. Sarangani
12. Sorsogon
OTHER POOR PROVINCES
13. Misamis Occidental
14. Romblon
15. Negros Occidental
16. Bukidnon
17. Northern Samar
18. Camarines Sur
19. Zamboanga Sibugay
20. Zamboanga del Sur
30. Sulu
31. Lanao del Sur
β’Siquijor is now the 3rd province with the least number of poor
Some of the many causes of poverty are bad governance, corruption, a political system dominated by political dynasties, vulnerability to environmental disasters, and the lack of available jobs.
Note:
The provinces of Maguindanao del Sur and Maguindanao del Norte, which it was replaced since September 18, 2022 after a division of the province was approved in a plebiscite.
Samar, officially the Province of Samar, formerly named Western Samar.
Bangsamoro, officially the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao or BARMM, the only Muslim-majority autonomous region in the Philippines. Currently in transition until 2025, the Bangsamoro government has been considered a testing ground for the wider debate on constitutional reform and federalism in the Philippines.
Soccsksargen formerly known as Central Mindanao, Located in south-central Mindanao, its name is an acronym that stands for the region's four provinces and one highly urbanized city (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos).
Caraga is an administrative region in the Philippines occupying the northeastern section of Mindanao. The region was created through Republic Act No. 7901 on February 23, 1995. The region comprises five provinces: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, and Surigao del Sur.
Caraga is named after the Kalagan people, a Mansakan subgroup native to the regions of Davao.
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