The Progress out of Poverty Index® (PPI®) for the Philippines is an easy-to-use, objective client poverty assessment tool. It estimates the likelihood that a participant has income below the National Poverty line, Food Poverty line, USAID "Extreme" Poverty Line, $1.25/Day/2005 PPP, $2.50/Day/2005 PPP, $3.75/Day/2005 PPP, $5.00/Day/2005 PPP, $4.32/Day/1993 PPP.

The PPI uses 10 simple indicators that field workers can quickly collect and verify. Scores can be computed by hand on paper in real time. The PPI can help programs target services, track changes in poverty over time, and report on poverty rates.

Indicators in the PPI are derived from the 2004 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS). This is the best, most recent household survey available with income or expenditure data. The latest version of the PPI for the Philippines was created in February of 2009, the data for the $4.32/day/1993 PPP line was last revised in November 2011. This description is taken from: The Progress out of Poverty Index®: A Simple Poverty Scorecard for Philippines, Mark Schreiner.

PPI® Toolkit for Philippines

• PPI Scorecard and Lookup Table: Country-specific set of PPI indicators and corresponding poverty likelihood lookup table.
• PPI Interpretation of Indicators: Official instructions (where available) for each indicator in the PPI scorecard taken from the 2004 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey enumerator manual.
• PPI Sample Size Calculator: Provides a country-specific formula for estimating precision levels of PPI results and determining sample sizes based on desired confidence intervals and levels.
• PPI Design Documenation:  A detailed technical description of the PPI construction and design, written by Mark Schreiner.
• Negros Women for Tomorrow Case Study: Case study outlining the PPI implementation with a Grameen Foundation partner in the Philippines.
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• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)