Philippine Statistics Authority(PSA)

Dear eFOI user,

Thank you for your request dated August 21, 2025, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You have requested the poverty in rural areas

I am pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved.

In reference to your data request, our data on this are limited to the following:

Official Poverty Statistics: https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/poverty

Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS): https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/income-expenditure/apis

2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates: https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/poverty-sae

Tables: https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/poverty-sae/stat-tables

you may also refer to our OpenSTAT: Full Year Poverty Statistics: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__1E__FY/?tablelist=true

First Semester Poverty Statistics: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__1E__FS/?tablelist=true

Poverty Statistics Among the Basic Sectors: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__1E__BS/?tablelist=true

For other sources of data, you may visit the following websites:

(For Time-series data) OpenStat : https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/

(For PUF/Microdata) PSADA: https://psada.psa.gov.ph/

(For Publication) Digital Library: https://library.psa.gov.ph/

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Thank you.

Respectfully,

Rene C. Mendoza

Assistant National Statistician

Information Technology and Dissemination Service