SWS said this number increased by 7-percentage points compared with the 38 percent Filipinos or 9.5 million families who considered themselves as “mahirap” or poor in March 2019. | CMarquezINQ
MANILA, Philippines — About 11.1 million families or 45 percent of Filipinos said they are poor, according to the second quarter of 2019 Social Weather Stations survey on Saturday.
SWS said this number increased by 7-percentage points compared with the 38 percent Filipinos or 9.5 million families who considered themselves as “mahirap” or poor in March 2019.The survey, conducted from June 22 to 26, 2019, showed that 35 percent or 8.5 million families are “food poor.” The poll body conducted the survey using face-to-face interviews of 1,200 adults aged 18 years old and above nationwide.
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