MANILA, Philippines — The number of Filipino families who characterized the food they consume as poor remained virtually the same compared to November 2020 numbers, polling firm Social Weather Stations (SWS) said on Friday.
SWS said in their latest survey for May 2021 that 32 percent of the respondents said that they are food-poor, 45 percent said that their food is borderline poor, while 23 percent said that their food is not poor.
Compared to the numbers taken from the November 2020 survey, there was minimal movement as 31 percent felt food-poor, 47 felt borderline food-poor, and 22 percent said they were under the not food-poor category.
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