Citing social situation in the Philippines and Davao City last 2013. With social involvement as an aid to poverty and other problems arising in the country

2. • refers to one's degree of participation in a community or
society.
SOCIETY Meaning
• the aggregate/ form of people living together in a more or
less ordered community.
• an organization or club formed for a particular purpose or
activity.

3. • The Philippines is now
considered as a rising star to
record one of the fastest growth
rates in the world. The
Philippines is likely to grow
between 6.5 to 7% this year
and within the same range next
year.
• “So what was once
regardedas thesick
manof Asianow
brims withvitality”
saidbyPNo y in his 3rd
State
• poverty incidence virtually
remains unchanged over the
past six years as indicated by
28.8% in 2006, 28.6% in 2009
and 27.9% in the first semester
of 2012 based on the study of
the National Statistical
Coordination Board (NSCB).
The study revealed that poverty
incidence was highest in
Mindanao and lowest in the
National Capital Region as well
as in Regions III and IV.
Regions where poverty
incidence has gone down are
Caraga and Region I
respectively.

4. • The five poorest provinces are
Lanao del Sur, Apayao,
Eastern Samar, Maguindanao
and Zamboanga del Norte. By
region, the Autonomous Region
of Muslim Mindanao, Region
12, Region 8, Region 9 and
Region 10 have consistently
posted the highest family
poverty incidence.
• It appears that the proclaimed
economic growth has not
produced sufficient jobs and
savings. Many workers are
deprived of the opportunity to
earn enough due to widespread
unemployment and
underemployment especially in
the agriculture sector.
Citing data from the Food and
Agriculture Organization, Ms. Teves
shared that, “O ne in e ve ry six
Filipino s is e xpe rie ncing daily the
wo rld’s num be r o ne he alth risk –
hung e r. ” Today, there are 16M
undernourished persons in the
Philippines.
870Mpeople worldwide do not
have sufficient food to eat
•Ms. Aurea Miclat-Teves,
convener of National Food
Coalition.

6. • A great majority of the
respondents have completed
high school, followed by an
even number of those who
have attained college degree
and those who have, at least,
gone through college education
• Majority are married (61%),
while for those who declared
themselves with no spouse or
partner, a little below half (47%)
have never married, and
slightly above a quarter (27%)
have lost a spouse
(widow/widower).
• Slightly above half of the
respondents (51%) claimed
that they have a job, and yet a
little more than a third (36%)
said that though they have a
job before, they are presently
out of the labor force.
• A very good number of
respondents generally agreed
(87%) that finding a job in
Davao City is easier than
anywhere in the country.
• 92% of the correspondent
agreed that there is an
economic growth in the
city

7. • Enjoyment of the city’s much
improved infrastructure and
services is very high, posting
remarkable agree percentages
way above the 90s mark. The
top three answers of the
respondents are the following:
Bridges (96%), followed very
closely by roads, water utility,
and transportation service (all
at 94%), and public hospitals,
public parks, garbage disposal
and emergency services (all at
93%). The rest are not far
behind, with both canals and
waterways and electric power
at 92%
• An overwhelming 82%
perceived themselves to be on
the poverty line, with only 3%
claiming to be not poor, while
15% claimed to be poor.
• Davaoeños generally have an
idea of what peace and order
means and what it implies. It is
basically defined as an
absence of the following social
conditions: Illegal drug
trafficking, juvenile delinquency
and violence crimes. These top
three responses are consistent
with what they perceived to be
threats to peace and order
situations such as illegal drug
trafficking, violence crimes, as
well as terrorism (with gangs
and juvenile delinquency