PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE POOR BY REGION
          
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                    1985      1988      1991      1994
LUZON               44.5      49.4      48.2      46.4
     NCR             6.9       7.3       4.6       3.3 
     CAR              -        2.1       2.3       2.9
     Region I        6.1       6.6       6.8       7.6
     Region II       4.0       4.2       4.4       4.1
     Region III      6.1       7.2       7.8       6.9
     Region IV      12.1      12.5      12.8      11.2
     Region V        9.3       9.5       9.5      10.4
VISAYAS             30.1      27.3      23.5      22.2
     Region VI      12.1      11.2      10.1      10.6
     Region VII     10.3       9.2       7.9       6.7
     Region VIII     7.7       6.9       5.5       5.9
MINDANAO            25.4      23.2      28.3      30.3
     Region IX       6.2       4.9       5.0       5.0
     Region X        6.9       6.6       7.6       8.4
     Region XI       7.1       7.5       8.0       7.8
     Region XII      5.2       4.2       4.4       4.7
     ARMM            -         -         3.3       4.4
PHILIPPINES        100.00    100.00    100.00    100.00      
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Source: Family Income and Expenditure Survey
        National Statistics Office