The National Statistics Coordination Board or NSCB which is a government agency tasked to monitor social issues and community related services released their latest survey about poverty in the Philippines. In a press statement, the NSCB officials admitted that poverty incidence in the country were up 16%.
In an apparent move to hide the shortcomings of the Arroyo administration, the NSCB instead blamed natural calamities as the culprit as to why poverty increased. The shallow reason only shows that the government has been remiss and unmindful on the neglected issue of poverty.
The government actually failed to address the causes of poverty in the grass root level like population management, education, employment, people empowerment and the equal distribution of wealth and opportunity which could greatly help mitigate poverty. The NSCB should’ve taken steps and recommendations to fight poverty instead of playing safe just to hide the government lack of concern to the continuing problem of poverty.
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