Ateneo Social Science Research Center
Hinuhà Vol. 1: List of Articles
February 2003
♣ Bicol Social and Economic Monitor by the Ateneo Student Researchers Pool (ARSP)
♣ Faces of Barangay Balatas by Madonna S. Menla, Angelica B. Mendez, Reina Liz O. Urbano, Ervin E. Lastrella
♣ Student Assistants (SA's) by Mariflor B. Acompañado, Ian Jasper A. Balingbing, Ervin E. Lastrella, Angelica B. Mendez, Madonna S. Menla and Jessica O. Saraza
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Hinuhà Vol. 1: More Bicolano Families Cannot Afford Proper Food
Hinuhà Vol. 1: More Bicolano Families Cannot Afford Proper Food
In this issue of the Hinuhà, the Ateneo Student Researchers Pool (ASRP) presents a firsthand account of children working as garbage pickers in the Balatas dumpsite as well as a glimpse into the lives of the University's student assistants.
Also inside this issue is the Bicol Social and Economic Monitor. Between 1997 and 2000, poverty incidence and the proportion of families with income below the poverty threshold in the region swelled from 50.1 percent to 55.4 percent. Compared to all regions in the country, Bicol ranks received second to the highest in terms of poverty incidence with ARMM at the top rank with 60.2 percent. The data shows that in terms of magnitude, the number of poor families in the region increased by 27.2 percent, from 485 thousand to 608 thousand during the same period---the highest in the country!
The region's proportion of families with income below the food threshold increase from 30.2 percent in 1997 to 34.0 percent in 2000. This meant that over a third of the total number of families in the region did not have enough income to spend for their nutritional requirements.