Profile of the Filipino Rice Farmer
Estimated Monthly Income
Estimated Monthly Income (2016)
P 22,405
per household
Above Poverty Threshold (2016)
69%
of farming households
Monthly Poverty Threshold (2015)
P 9,064
Per Household of 5
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Estimated Monthly Income and Above Poverty Threshold by Province (2016)
(RBFHS, PhilRice-SED, 2019)
Value Above Average
Same Value
Value Below Average
| Region/Province | Estimated Monthly Income (P) | Above Poverty Threshold (%) | Monthly Poverty Threshold (P) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilocos Region | |||
| Ilocos Norte | P 8,754 | 37% | P 8,590 |
| Pangasinan | P 21,779 | 80% | P 8,518 |
| Cordillera Administrative Region | |||
| Apayao | P 16,294 | 58% | P 8,728 |
| Kalinga | P 28,978 | 68% | P 8,528 |
| Cagayan Valley | |||
| Cagayan | P 16,632 | 57% | P 8,789 |
| Isabela | P 26,839 | 83% | P 9,395 |
| Nueva Vizcaya | P 27,892 | 85% | P 9,239 |
| Central Luzon | |||
| Aurora | P 37,785 | 92% | P 8,524 |
| Bulacan | P 34,773 | 84% | P 9,162 |
| Nueva Ecija | P 31,825 | 89% | P 9,751 |
| Pampanga | P 36,900 | 90% | P 9,364 |
| Tarlac | P 30,014 | 85% | P 9,587 |
| CALABARZON | |||
| Laguna | P 19,773 | 73% | P 9,071 |
| Quezon | P 14,837 | 67% | P 8,548 |
| MIMAROPA | |||
| Occidental Mindoro | P 29,871 | 78% | P 8,331 |
| Oriental Mindoro | P 25,638 | 83% | P 8,504 |
| Palawan | P 25,343 | 78% | P 8,098 |
| Bicol Region | |||
| Albay | P 16,084 | 60% | P 9,200 |
| Camarines Sur | P 20,912 | 71% | P 9,231 |
| Western Visayas | |||
| Antique | P 11,347 | 53% | P 8,493 |
| Capiz | P 16,518 | 58% | P 8,811 |
| Iloilo | P 24,178 | 66% | P 9,215 |
| Negros Occidental | P 22,889 | 64% | P 8,527 |
| Central Visayas | |||
| Bohol | P 15,666 | 36% | P 8,515 |
| Eastern Visayas | |||
| Leyte | P 14,172 | 47% | P 8,670 |
| Northern Samar | P 12,257 | 43% | P 8,989 |
| Western Samar | P 15,987 | 52% | P 8,391 |
| Zamboanga Peninsula | |||
| Zamboanga del Norte | P 10,833 | 43% | P 9,052 |
| Zamboanga del Sur | P 14,647 | 67% | P 8,373 |
| Zamboanga Sibugay | P 16,413 | 65% | P 8,563 |
| Northern Mindanao | |||
| Bukidnon | P 30,161 | 74% | P 9,868 |
| Davao Region | |||
| Davao del Norte | P 19,003 | 62% | P 10,177 |
| Davao del Sur | P 28,572 | 80% | P 9,103 |
| Davao de Oro | P 24,173 | 70% | P 9,475 |
| Davao Oriental | P 27,358 | 83% | P 9,254 |
| SOCCSKSARGEN | |||
| North Cotabato | P 23,334 | 71% | P 8,565 |
| South Cotabato | P 31,847 | 80% | P 9,228 |
| Sultan Kudarat | P 17,343 | 75% | P 8,592 |
| CARAGA | |||
| Agusan del Norte | P 12,523 | 47% | P 8,973 |
| Agusan del Sur | P 17,643 | 63% | P 9,565 |
| BARMM | |||
| Maguindanao | P 30,945 | 56% | P 8,926 |
Data courtesy with the following sources
RiceLytics was developed through the funding support of DOST-PCIEERD from 2021 to 2022.
