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The paradox of poverty; "All happy families resemble each other, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." - Leo Tolstoy.(Chaff from the Grain)

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From: Manila Bulletin
Date: 20070615
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Byline: HECTOR R.R. VILLANUEVA

THE poverty level in the Philippines can be lowered, as every politician loves to pontificate, but poverty can neither be eradicated nor will the majority of the disadvantaged classes enjoy the fruits of economic development until the fundamental issue of rapid population birth rate is confronted which tends to exacerbate, poverty and aggravates social problems.

The fact of the matter is that uncontrolled population growth simply neutralizes or nullifies modest GDP growth rates which have been characteristic of historical Philippine growth ...

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