Fewer Negros Island Region families are living in poverty in 2025 – PSA

Inquirer.net - Nov 14, 2026

BACOLOD CITY— Poverty incidence among families in the Negros Island Region (NIR) fell to 14.3 percent in 2025 from 22.6 percent in 2023, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-NIR showed Friday, Nov. 13. The PSA estimated that about 178,470 families in the region had incomes below the poverty threshold in 2025. Among the general

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