SOCIAL JUSTICE

• As of 2018, a quarter of the 105

million Philippine population live
in poverty, that is, over 26 million
people.

• over 60 percent of families have

education only up to elementary
school.
• The main cause of poverty in the
Philippines is the rise of unmanaged
population growth. Because the
poor tend to have bigger families,
they are unable to access health
services or sex education, which
leads to more children and the
continuation of that cycle.
•  According to the DW, the Philippines
is the most vulnerable country to
typhoons, earthquakes and volcanic
eruptions in the world.[10] The
frequent occurrences cost the country
lives, illness, malnutrition, and denial
of education and health services.
Filipino farmers are some of the most
vulnerable, because floods and
landslides severely affect their crops
and income.
•Corruption usually inhibits
development when leaders
help themselves to money
that would otherwise be
used for development
projects
• Equity has to do with everyone having access
to fair and equal treatment under the law,
regardless of race, social class or gender. 
• Social Justice extends the concept of equity
to include human rights as part of the social
contract.
• Social justice is a concept of fair
and just relations between the individual
and society. This is measured by the explicit
and tacit terms for the distribution of
wealth, opportunities for personal activity,
and social privileges.
“As a student, how can I
contribute for the betterment
of social justice in my
community? What is my role
in the attainment of social
equity?”