InfoBits on distribution of poor in PH by employment sector of household head

#PIDSInfoBits: Did you know that majority of the poor in the Philippines are households headed by those engaged in agriculture?

In 2018, about 52.4 percent of the poor were from the agriculture, fishing, and forestry sectors.

Know more about poverty in the Philippines by reading the PIDS study titled “Eradicating Poverty in the Philippines by 2030: An Elusive Goal?” available here: https://pidswebs.pids.gov.ph/CDN/PUBLICATIONS/pidsdps2142.pdf.