MANILA, Philippines — The latest surveys on self-rated poverty said that only 17 percent of Filipino families felt they were not poor compared to 46 percent who said that they felt poor.
According to the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Friday, 49 percent of families surveyed from April 28 to May 2 — or around 12.4 million across the country — described themselves as poor.
Meanwhile, 33 percent identified themselves as borderline poor.
Figures are somewhat similar to numbers obtained last November 2020, although the percentage of people who said they were poor is higher than the previous 48 percent. On the other hand, 33 percent of respondents said they…
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