44% of Filipino Children Living In Multiple Dimensions of Poverty

Obviously, this is not good news. A recent study launched September 16, 2010 by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) and UNICEF revealed that in 2006, 44% of all Filipino children are living in poverty. This is equal to 12.8 million Filipino children under the age of 15.

Global Study on Child Poverty and Disparities in the Philippines