On Jan. 11, during the launch of the book “Reforming Philippine Anti-Poverty Policy” by the National Anti-Poverty Commission, Jimenez described Bicol first as “one of the poorest,” and then as “poorest among regions:”
The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), where almost half of families is considered poor, is the poorest region in the country, latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority show.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Advocate flubs poverty data during anti-poverty book launch
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