Quezon City

Quezon City is the National Capital Region’s most inhabited city, housing 2.96 million people equivalent to 22% of the region’s population. Due to its population density, Quezon City has 10,400 poor families, the second-highest number in the region despite its low poverty incidence of 1.5%. This number is the lowest the city has seen in more or less the past decade, which was preceded by a consistent decline since 2006 (3.2%). An estimated half of the population work in administrative services and motor vehicle sale and repair. Situated at the heart of urban Manila, most of Quezon City’s residents have access to safe water and sanitary toilets, however, 188,540 families are considered as informal settlers while 707 are homeless.

Visualization of Available Poverty Data: Metro Manila

According to the ZEP-UNDP COVID Pulse PH Survey, 54% of the Covid Pulse PH respondents in Quezon City expressed in Q1 2021 that their income worsened compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, 59% have lost their jobs or were forced to close down their businesses. Despite the decline in income, few respondents have expressed a certain level of recovery from the pandemic, and reasons for improvement were attributed to going back to their previous jobs, having sideline work/businesses, and receiving support from the government. What remains to be the main obstacle to economic recovery is the sustained lower inflow of revenue.

COVID Pulse PH Survey Findings: Metro Manila