You do the math. Question. Think. Analyze. Make a Stand. Be Heard.

[jansky]

• US$329M worth of NBN-ZTE Deal
• 65 million Filipinos or 80% of the population are struggling to survive on the equivalent of US$ 2 a day. Based on the current exchange rate, thats around P 80/ day. (Ibon, Mar 2007)
• Poverty treshold is pegged at PhP 41 per person per day for food and non-food needs(NSCB, March 2007). This means if you have more than PhP 41 per day, you are not considered poor. Let's say you are a balut vendor who earns around PhP 100 a day, you are not poor.
• Almost 1 out of 2 Filipinos see themselves as poor.
• 46% of Filipinos families (estimated 8.1 million families or about 40.5 million Filipinos out of the 2007 projected population of 86 million) see themselves as poor.
• The cost of living is PhP 158 per person per day for food and non-food needs (NWPC, July 2007)
• PhP 792 is the dailly cost of living for a family of 5 living in the National Capital Region
• Minimum wage in the Philippines is PhP 362 a day. A large percentage of the work force earn below minimum wage.
• 1 in 10 Filipinos has never gone to school (6.8 million) (Education Network Quick Stats, 2003)
• 1 in 6 Filipinos is not functionally literate (9.6 million)
• 4.1 million Filipinos are complete illiterate.
• 1 in 3 children/ youth is not attending school(11.6 million)
• 12 Filipinos die of dirty water daily (Cebu Daily News citing USAID, November 7, 2006
• More than 90% of all sewage in the Philippines is untreated (Cebu Daily News citing the World Bank, November 7, 2006)
• 10 Filipino women die daily from childbirth-related complications because they do not have access to emergency obstetric care. We have among the highest maternal mortality rate (estimated at 162 per 100,000 live births) in Asia and the world. (FIES, 20063,300 workers leave the country daily (Ibon, Mar 2007
• Income of top 10% of the income decile is equivalent to 19 times that of the poorest 10 percent. (2006 FIES)
• 3.5 million families or the top 20% of the income decile account for 52.8% or more than half of the total family income, while the remaining 47.3% was shared by the poorest 80% or 13.9 million families. (2006 FIES)
• 7 out of 10 peasants still do not own land while less than 1/3 of landowners own more than 80% of agricultural land (Ibon, 2006)
• Oil companies earn PhP 110 million a day in 2006 (Ibon, 2007)
• 16.1 million Filipino workers or more than 50 percent of the labor force (in 2005) earn wages around Php5,000-8,000 (wages that hover around the poverty threshold), which translates to PhP33-53 per person per day (6.1 M farmers and fisherfolk and 10 M laborers and unskilled workers) (pegged at PhP41 per person per day).
• 4.1 million Filipinos * (or 7.3% of the total labor force) are unemployed (NSO, 2005-2006
• According to Cielito Habito, this is based on the new definition of unemployment which was introduced in 2005. Under the old definition, the current number of Filipinos unemployed is about 4 million.
• 7.47 million Filipinos are considered underemployed (or 13.4% of total labor force). Despite the slight improvement from 2006 to 2007, the average annual unemployment rate is still posted at 10.8%, just a little lower than the previous year at 11 percent. (NSO, 2005-
• 861,000 (NSO 2005-2006) jobs were created by the government at the end 2007 but revealed the following:
  142,000 household help or kasambahays
  116,000 in transport, storage and communication 111,000 in wholesale and retail trade o what we called the ambulant vendors
  103,000 construction workers
  34,000 in unpaid family labor
• Every Filipino owes about PhP 44,000.00. (Debt Quick Stats, Freedom from Debt Coalition)
• The total debt of the Philippines as of December 2006 is $118.19 billion.
• Debt service is allocated PhP612.8 Billion in the 2008 National Budget.
• 25 % of the Annual National Budget ends up in corruption. (PS Link)
  Philippines is the most corrupt in Asia (PERC, 2007)

http://mikopepito.multiply.com/journal/item/129/stats....

[n2knee]

The cost of living is PhP 158 per person per day for food and non-food needs (NWPC, July 2007)

you would need more than that in order to eat three times a day plus other basic necessities.

[VtEC]

Poverty treshold is pegged at PhP 41 per person per day for food and non-food needs(NSCB, March 2007). This means if you have more than [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]PhP[/COLOR][/COLOR] 41 per day, you are not considered poor. Let's say you are a balut vendor who earns around PhP 100 a day, you are not poor.

di ka nga considered poor , pero patay ka naman sa gutom.

[n2knee]

The cost of living is PhP 158 per person per day for food and non-food needs (NWPC, July 2007)

you would need more than that in order to eat three times a day plus other basic necessities.

although the stats are very interesting, they are not shocking in a country where:
*corruption is rampant, because the "controls systems" in the goverment are very laxed.
*various religious groups meddle in politics--
***they object to solutions that could probably alleviate poverty.
***they have a big political clout. politicians fish for their votes, which subject the politicians to conflict of interest. they do things to please them (it may not necessarily benefit the WHOLE society), thus guaranteeing their votes in the election
*we are very religious and try to live our lives according to our religious beliefs, but we are not conscientious enough when it comes to obeying simple rules implemented by our government. how can you expect our society to improve?

these are some of the reasons we are in this predicament (i'm sure there are more). you don't see any of the above in rich nations (except maybe a little bit of corruption). the philippine government has good rules and regulations to govern the citizens, and programs to benefit the people. it just lacks proper implementation.

[Galactus]

^^^ P158 is good enough kung mag-isa ka lang. Eh paano na sina OB, newblue, eddiebauer, jackbauer, 6shooter, etc. Siyempre, kelangan din nilang kumain, di ba? Hehehe! Peace! Sorry, just couldn't resist...

[blue1108]

^^^ P158 is good enough kung mag-isa ka lang. Eh paano na sina OB, newblue, eddiebauer, jackbauer, 6shooter, etc. Siyempre, kelangan din nilang kumain, di ba? Hehehe! Peace! Sorry, just couldn't resist...

natawa ko dun a...
pero seriously maliit tlga sweldo ng majority ng workforce sa bansa
palibhasa yng mga gumagawa ng laws and standards hindi cguro nila naranasan kng pano ang magutom

[uls]

statistics... statistics...

what's new?

The masses are sheep. Wolves rule.

It's always been like that.

[badsekktor]

statistics... statistics...

what's new?

The masses are sheep. Wolves rule.

It's always been like that.

i agree........

i long for the day where the sheep grows fangs and claws to slaughter the wolves..............

[uls]

[QUOTE=jansky;1009835][LIST][*] US$329M worth of NBN-ZTE Deal
[*] 65 million Filipinos or 80% of the population are struggling to survive on the equivalent of US$ 2 a day. Based on the current exchange rate, thats around P 80/ day. (Ibon, Mar 2007)

>>>Umm... coz 80% of the population have no adequate education, talent, and skill for them to deserve CEO pay.

[*] Poverty treshold is pegged at PhP 41 per person per day for food and non-food needs(NSCB, March 2007). This means if you have more than PhP 41 per day, you are not considered poor. Let's say you are a balut vendor who earns around PhP 100 a day, you are not poor.[*] Almost 1 out of 2 Filipinos see themselves as poor.

>>>A multi millionaire in a billionaire's club is poor.

[*] 46% of Filipinos families (estimated 8.1 million families or about 40.5 million Filipinos out of the 2007 projected population of 86 million) see themselves as poor.

>>>Coz they are comparing themselves to their richer relatives, friends, and neighbors.

[*] The cost of living is PhP 158 per person per day for food and non-food needs (NWPC, July 2007) [*] PhP 792 is the dailly cost of living for a family of 5 living in the National Capital Region
[*] Minimum wage in the Philippines is PhP 362 a day. A large percentage of the work force earn below minimum wage.

>>>Baket sila pumapayag? Coz they are desperate. Buyers market eh. Free market ito. U have too many people looking for too few jobs.

[*] 1 in 10 Filipinos has never gone to school (6.8 million) (Education Network Quick Stats, 2003) [*] 1 in 6 Filipinos is not functionally literate (9.6 million)[*] 4.1 million Filipinos are complete illiterate. [*] 1 in 3 children/ youth is not attending school(11.6 million)

>>>Kaya nga hindi maka tanggap ng CEO pay. Kaya below minimum ang sweldo.
Puro kasi sing and dance lang ang hilig ng mga bata... gusto maging artista...
ayaw mag aral...

[*] 12 Filipinos die of dirty water daily (Cebu Daily News citing USAID, November 7, 2006

>>>Boil the water.

[*] More than 90% of all sewage in the Philippines is untreated (Cebu Daily News citing the World Bank, November 7, 2006)[*] 10 Filipino women die daily from childbirth-related complications because they do not have access to emergency obstetric care. We have among the highest maternal mortality rate (estimated at 162 per 100,000 live births) in Asia and the world. (FIES, 20063,300 workers leave the country daily (Ibon, Mar 2007

[*] Income of top 10% of the income decile is equivalent to 19 times that of the poorest 10 percent. (2006 FIES)

>>>Coz mas magaling ng 19 times ang diskarte ng top 10% income earners kesa sa bottom 10% income earners.

[*] 3.5 million families or the top 20% of the income decile account for 52.8% or more than half of the total family income, while the remaining 47.3% was shared by the poorest 80% or 13.9 million families. (2006 FIES)

>>>Coz the top 20% are better educated and smarter than the lower 80%

[*] 7 out of 10 peasants still do not own land while less than 1/3 of landowners own more than 80% of agricultural land (Ibon, 2006)

[*] Oil companies earn PhP 110 million a day in 2006 (Ibon, 2007)

>>>Thanks to the oil companies, i have fuel to buy. I'd rather have fuel to buy than no fuel to buy. Just imagine kung out of stock lahat ng gasolinahan. I'd accept P100 per liter gasoline than no gasoline.

[*] 16.1 million Filipino workers or more than 50 percent of the labor force (in 2005) earn wages around Php5,000-8,000 (wages that hover around the poverty threshold), which translates to PhP33-53 per person per day (6.1 M farmers and fisherfolk and 10 M laborers and unskilled workers) (pegged at PhP41 per person per day).

>>>Market forces. Supply and demand. There are too many them. So they cant demand higher wages. Coz there will always be someonme willing to work for less.

[*] 4.1 million Filipinos * (or 7.3% of the total labor force) are unemployed (NSO, 2005-2006

>>>Again, supply and demand. They have to come up with special skills or talent that's hard to find. That will land them jobs.

[*] According to Cielito Habito, this is based on the new definition of unemployment which was introduced in 2005. Under the old definition, the current number of Filipinos unemployed is about 4 million. [*] 7.47 million Filipinos are considered underemployed (or 13.4% of total labor force). Despite the slight improvement from 2006 to 2007, the average annual unemployment rate is still posted at 10.8%, just a little lower than the previous year at 11 percent. (NSO, 2005-[*] 861,000 (NSO 2005-2006) jobs were created by the government at the end 2007 but revealed the following:
142,000 household help or kasambahays
116,000 in transport, storage and communication 111,000 in wholesale and retail trade o what we called the ambulant vendors
103,000 construction workers
34,000 in unpaid family labor

>>>There's just too many people with the same skill level. Maglaba, maglinis, mag buhat...

[*] Every Filipino owes about PhP 44,000.00. (Debt Quick Stats, Freedom from Debt Coalition)[*] The total debt of the Philippines as of December 2006 is $118.19 billion. [*] Debt service is allocated PhP612.8 Billion in the 2008 National Budget.

>>>At least Moody's rated our bonds "B1"

[*] 25 % of the Annual National Budget ends up in corruption. (PS Link)
Philippines is the most corrupt in Asia (PERC, 2007)

>>>As long as the corruptors spend their kickbacks here, it will help the economy. Bili ng condo para sa kabit, bili ng oto para sa kabit, pang shopping ng kabit...

[mhelskie]

Just like what the others said, very laxed ang pamamalakad ng govt dito sa atin, walang check and balance for the govt projects.

And as what Lozada said govt projects here are not need-driven, it is supply-driven....dahil na din sa mga kone koneksyon, etc. They will tailor make a project that can accomodate the supplies available kaya lahat sila happy, pero in the end halos hindi mapakinabangan ung ginawang proj, shortchanged