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Self-rated poverty and hunger decreased in the third quarter of this year, according to the Tugon ng Masa survey conducted by OCTA Research.An estimated 43% of Filipino families, or around 11.3 million, identified themselves as poor in the third quarter of 2024. According to the OCTA Research, this represented a ''notable improvement compared to the 48% that was recorded in the second quarter TNM survey conducted in June.
Meanwhile, an estimated 11% of Filipino families, or roughly 2.9 million, reported experiencing involuntary hunger that is defined as having gone without food at least once in the past three months prior to the survey. OCTA Research said this marks a significant improvement from the 16% that was recorded in the TNM survey conducted in June.''The 5-percentage point drop represents a decrease of approximately 1.3 million families who no longer faced hunger in the third quarter of 2024.
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