Poverty in the Philippines is one of the most serious problems that the government must deal with. In relation to its nature, poverty in the Philippines arose from the rapid population growth in the country.
The effects of it are very visible in nature. Poverty causes many Filipinos to not pursue their education. Others seem to be contented of their lives as poor. Many parents cannot afford to send their children to school because, of the financial problem. The majority who are affected of this problem are those who are living in the mountain areas because, some of them are lived in miles away from schools …show more content…
This is because it is easier for them to steal than to go through getting or finding a job. Poverty and crime have a very “intimate” relationship that has been described by experts from all fields, from sociologists to economists. The UN and the World Bank both department having a rank high of the crimes on the list of obstacles to a country’s development. This means that governments trying to deal with poverty often also have to face the issue of crime as they try to develop their country’s economy and society on average, the more time you spend at school the less violent you will become. Schools don’t just teach you about history or math, they teach you how to live in society. But, the real problem are kids in poor urban areas even going to school at all? Are they learning any social skills when being systematically discriminated …show more content…
People living beside polluted places are affected by their improper hygiene and urban dwellers are even more affected by their insufficient intake of healthy foods. Lack of access to highly nutritious foods, especially in the present context of rising food prices, is a common cause of malnutrition. Poor feeding practices, such as inadequate breastfeeding, offering the wrong foods, and not ensuring that the child gets enough nutritious food, contribute to malnutrition. This is the reason why many children died, it is because of hunger and malnutrition. This happens especially to the poor families, like the families living in squatter’s area. Some children ate foods that are already thrown away from others, or worst some children get foods from the trash cans. Although poverty is in a great level subjective to Filipinos, it does not account that only poor urban dwellers are affected by poverty. Even though the quality of life of the poor in most provinces is healthier and assured than poor urban dwellers because, people in the provinces eat healthy foods like fruits and vegetables because they have their own farm, unlike the families living in the cities. Poor nutrition causes nearly half (45%) of deaths in children under five, 3.1 million children each year. One out of six children roughly 100 million in developing countries is