CAR has the lowest

magnitude of Poor Solo

Parents with 7,384
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21 Years after, what is The 2nd Impact Assessment of
the true situation ? Listahanan
Of the 15.1 million households
After 2 Decades: assessed, 1.8 million (11.9%) has a

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Around  558, 014 or 31.1 % of Of this number, 623,746 are
the poor households assessed classified as ‘Poor
has a solo parent member
ARMM has the most number
As per 2020 data DSWD-CAR there are
of Poor Solo Parents
11,000 Solo Parents but as per SAP
more 20,000 were paid.
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“Globalization and Changes
in Work & Employment
Conditions in the
Philippines”, Jorge V. Sibal,

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Maragtas S.V. Amante and
Unmarried workers who
Ma. Catalina Tolentino, noted
support dependents
the following interesting
constitute a significant 45.3
findings for single parents

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percent of the sample.
especially for single mothers:

There are more women solo

parents than men (5.3 percent
Among the workers, 7 percent women, compared to only 1.8
of those who are not married percent of the men).
indicated that they have
children an average of 2
children).
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In the workplace, the highest incidence of solo
parents is in the business processing and
telecommunications sectors.

The proportion of women who

support dependents are even
greater: 30 percent, as opposed
to 15.3 % for the men.
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Based on the WHO)funded study conducted by Data from the PSA indicate that more According to conservative
the UP-National Institute of Health (UP-NIH) in than 37 percent of the 1.8 million
March 2007, almost 14 million estimated babies born in the Philippines in government statistics,
number of Filipinos are solo parents. 2008-at least 666,000-had
FSPL estimates that the no. of solo parents in the unmarried mothers, representing a
OFWs numbered 2.22
country has increased to 15 million or more worrying increase of over 12 % from
million in 2012, with
due to the series of disasters which struck the 48.3 percent (or at
the previous year and an upswing
country, the on-going armed conflict in
Mindanao, breakdown of the family, and the
that has become a trend in recent least 1.072 million) of
increasing number of teen-age pregnancies, times.
among others.
them being women.
 ISSUES / CHALLENGES FACED BY SOLO PARENTS

●Child Care – work and provide for the

children ( creating extremely complex arrangement)
●Employment and career choices –
hiring
●Self-Esteem- separation/widow,
unmarried young mother (assure them of their
love and affection)
● To be successful, a parent needs to be sensitive to the child's changing
emotional needs. This is particularly true when the child reaches
adolescence and takes a growing interest in social activities and
friends.