CEBU CITY, Philippines -- Cebu City Councilor Rey Gealon filed earlier on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, a resolution urging the Office of the City Mayor to conduct an anti-poverty summit. "The
Many of the poor families in the country are unable to send their children to school. | Inquirer.net file photo
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Rey Gealon filed earlier on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, a resolution urging the Office of the City Mayor to conduct an anti-poverty summit. “The proposed measure is relevant to the City of Cebu because poverty is a prevalent issue in Cebu, and we urgently need to take appropriate steps to alleviate the problem in accordance with our “Singapore-like” vision for the city,” read a portion of his proposed resolution.Gealon, quoting a Philippines Statistics Authority report, said that the proportion of poor individuals in Central Visayas was estimated at 27.
The Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act defines “poor” as individuals or families whose income fall below the poverty threshold as defined by the National Economic and Development Authority, and/or those who cannot afford “in a sustained manner to provide their minimum basic needs of food, health, and education, housing, and other essential amenities of life.”
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