Around 12.6 million Filipino families considered themselves poor in the first few months of the Marcos administration, according to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). FULL STORY:
MANILA, Philippines – Around 12.6 million Filipino families considered themselves poor in the first few months of the Marcos administration, according to theSWS said 49% or an estimated 12.6 million Filipino families considered themselves poor in the third quarter of 2022. It is slightly higher than theSeptember 2021 surveySWS noted that the rise in the number of self-rated poor families was due to “slight increases” in Metro Manila , Visayas , and Mindanao . Luzon remains steady at 36%.
The October 2022 survey also found that 7.7% or around 2 million self-rated poor families were “newly poor” or those who feel that they were not poor at least one to four years ago. The survey was conducted from September 29 to October 2 through face-to-face interviews with 1,500 Filipinos – 300 each in Metro Manila, Visayas, Mindanao, and 600 in Luzon.
The error margins for the survey are at ±2.5% for national percentages, ±5.7% each for Metro Manila, Visayas, Mindanao, and ±4.0% for Luzon.Meanwhile, Filipino families who rated themselves food poor remained steady at around 8.7 million between June and October. However, the figure remains higher than the estimated 7.9 million in anSelf-rated food poverty rose during the third quarter in Metro Manila , Visayas , and Mindanao .
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