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8.9% DECLINE IN POVERTY INCIDENCE. Social workers led the distribution of rice to beneficiaries in Marawi City Lanao del Sur on May 30 2026. The Philippine Statistics Authority declared Monday (Sept. 28) that Lanao del Surs poverty incidence fell to 3.2 percent in 2025 from 12.1 percent in 2023 for a total drop of 8.9 percent. ((File photo courtesy of Lanao del Sur Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office)
ILIGAN CITY – Poverty incidence among families in Lanao del Sur fell significantly to 3.2 percent in 2025 according to the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) latest data from the 2025 Family Income and Expenditure Survey.
In a report released Monday the figure represents a substantial improvement over the province’s 12.1 percent family poverty incidence in 2023 marking an 8.9 percentage-point decline.
The Lanao del Sur provincial government said the reduction reflects improved family livelihoods across the province including more stable income sources and better opportunities for children and communities.
The provincial government credited the achievement to the combined efforts of local leaders government workers and partners development agencies civil society religious and traditional leaders businesses and Lanao del Sur families.
“This is not my achievement alone. We are grateful but we are not done and we will keep working until no one in Lanao del Sur is left behind Lanao del Sur Gov. Mamintal Adiong said in a statement.
Additionally the PSA reported that the poverty incidence among families in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) declined substantially from 26.0 percent in 2023 to 12.8 percent in 2025.
Lanao del Sur recorded the best provincial improvement in BARMM with the rate falling from 12.1 percent to 3.2 percent. (PNA)
