Baguio families needed P7,400 in 2007 to stay out of poverty
Poverty July 12th, 2008A family of five (5) in the urban areas of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) including Baguio City needed 7,400 pesos in 2007 in order to meet their basic food and non-food needs. Data from the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) show that the annual per capita poverty threshold 1/ in urban areas of CAR amounts to P17,687. If we consider a family of five 2/, this results to a monthly family poverty threshold of exactly P7,369.58 or roughly P7,400.
Meanwhile, as per the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board, the daily minimum wage in 2007 for the BLIST (Baguio, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba) area was 250 pesos for the non-agriculture sector 3/. If an employee is paid 26 days per month, this amounts to only 6,500 pesos per month.
1/ This refers to the minimum income/expenditure required for a family/individual to meet the basic food and non-food requirements.
2/The average household size in Baguio in 2000 is 4.8 persons.
3/This is based on RTWPB Wage Order RP-CAR-12.
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