The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) remained a "big challenge" in the Philippines as it has tracked that the country has improved in only four out of the 17 SDGs since 2000.
“Progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) remains as big challenge in the Philippines as most of the country’s gains in the past have been reversed by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,” PSA said in its latest data.
Based on the Current Status Index, progress was only observed in the following SDGs:
· Goal 1- End poverty in all its forms everywhere
· Goal 3- Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages)
· Goal 4- Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
· Goal 14- Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (within 13 years)
PSA said that one of the factor affecting the result is the pandemic which started in 2020.
The PSA emphasized that the progress made toward these four goals and other objectives was still "short" of the goal set for 2022.
