A WORD FOR TODAY: Matthew 5:9 “Happy are people who make peace, because they will be called God’s children. The scars of war remain to this day. Look at the poor and hungry people around you. According to the World Bank, 62.9% of the residents of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao are poor, compared with 34% for the Philippines as a whole. Infant mortality is 72 per 1,000 live births compared to only 42 per 1,000 live births nationally. Men here die at 55.5 years of age, compared with 66.3 years nationwide, while women live to 59.3 years, compared with 71.6 years in the rest of the country. And only 39.2% of youths in the autonomous region are enrolled in high school, versus 72.2% in the Philippines as a whole. Among the nation’s 16 regions, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao consistently ranks at or near the bottom on indicators of human development. IAOG.ORG.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 15:21:40 +0000
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