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AT LEAST four in every 10 Filipinos consider themselves poor in the first quarter of 2024, a survey conducted by Octa Research Group showed.In the survey conducted by the group from March 11 to 14, Octa found that 42 percent, or an estimated 11.1 million Filipino families see themselves as poor since January 2024, lower than the 45 percent or an estimated 11.9 million families, in the fourth quarter of 2023.
The self-rated poverty significantly decreased in Metro Manila to 29 percent from 40 percent in the second quarter of 2023, 46 to 28 percent in Balance Luzon, and 57 to 47 percent in the Visayas.The self-rated poverty in Mindanao increased from 59 to 71 percent.Those who considered themselves poor said the average monthly income they needed in order not to consider themselves as poor is at P20,000.
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