Joseph Bulan

Associate Statistics Analyst

Joseph serves as one of the focal persons for poverty and inequality. He is also part of the team compiling various indicators for the Key Indicators for the Asia and the Pacific report. Prior to joining ADB, he was a Statistical Specialist at the Philippine Statistics Authority where he also worked with the compilation of socio economic statistics such as poverty, MDG/SDGs and small area estimation. He earned his Bachelor of Statistics in the University of the Philippines Los, Banos.

在疫情暴发之前，亚洲许多人已是入不敷出、艰难维生。图片来源：吉列尔梅·罗马诺（Guilherme Romano）

新冠疫情让亚洲贫困时钟倒拨了多少？

如果没有正确的政策和计划，在疫情过后经济反弹时，亚洲最贫困人群可能会遭受不必要的影响。

Arturo Martinez, Iva Sebastian, Joseph Bulan

Many in Asia were already struggling to make ends meet before the pandemic struck. Photo: Guilherme Romano

How much has COVID-19 turned back Asia’s poverty clock?

Without the right policies and programs, Asia’s poorest people could suffer needlessly as economies bounce back after the pandemic.

Arturo Martinez, Iva Sebastian, Joseph Bulan