The Philippine Statistics Authority reported that 2.7% of Filipino children born into poverty do not exceed the age of five years old? And when they do, a difficult future awaits them. These people who are put in unfortunate circumstances usually grow up with health issues, illiteracy, and social problems. 

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Poverty in the Philippines is really serious. It is a violation of human rights. Everyday, we witness the marginalized deprived of their basic human rights in areas of education, health, safety, and social life.  

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Unicef. (n.d.). Child survival: Helping children survive and thrive. Retrieved from
https://www.unicef.org/philippines/child-survival 

PDHRE. (n.d.). Human Rights and Poverty: What is the Human Right to Freedom from Poverty?. Retrieved from https://www.pdhre.org/rights/poverty.html#:~:text=What%20is%20the%20Human%20Right,medical%20care%20and%20social%20services.