Poverty incidence among Filipinos in the first semester of 2021 increased by 2.6 percentage points to 23.7% from 21.1% in the first semester of 2018 based on Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) data. This was based on a poverty threshold in 2021 of P14,498 for half a year or P2,416.33 per month which represents the amount a Filipino needs, on the average, to meet his basic food and non-food requirements.
