THE Department of Social Welfare and Development has affirmed that it will continue to offer social safety nets that will reduce the effects of disasters and other emergencies, including inflation.'Our department is working hard to help our fellow Filipinos address the negative effects of such events and keep them from getting into poverty,'
Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said on Friday.'In addition, the will make sure any assistance continues to be distributed in order to keep those individuals out of poverty,' Dumlao said. Assistant Secretary Irene DumlaoAccording to the Social Weather Stations survey last December, 63 percent of Filipino families considered themselves poor, a 4 percent increase from 59 percent in September 2024.Dumlao said the effects of the series of typhoons, other calamities, and inflation may have influenced one's view or self-image.
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