<ul><li>Current methods of measuring child poverty in the Philippines tend to produce underestimates, misleading policymakers.</li><li>Child poverty rates could be up to twice as high as the official estimate of 57% in 2021.</li><li>Underestimates occur in larger households and those with complex family structures.</li><li>Gender disparities in resource allocation and higher poverty rates for women are masked by conventional household-level measures.</li></ul>

PHL child poverty rates underestimated — PIDS

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