In order to attain this target, the government would have to spend 125.9 billion pesos (US$2.43 billion) up to 2006 on various programs, Manasan said.
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Government urged to act fast on poverty
After more than a decade of improvement, the poverty rate has begun to rise again, with the country now worse off than many of its regional neighbors
AFP , MANILA
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