Visayas

Poverty in E. Visayas worsened from 2006-2009
POVERTY incidence has worsened in Eastern Visayas from 2006 to 2009 with nearly half of the region's population remained poor, a report showed. National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) regional office said in its report released Thursday that from 1.56 million (39 percent) poor individuals in 2006, it rose to 1.73 million in 2009, which accounts 41.4 percent of Eastern Visayas population ...

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