Over 11 million Filipinos still consider themselves poor—OCTA Research

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An estimated 11.1 million or 42 percent of Filipino families considered themselves poor in the first quarter of 2024, down by 3 percent from 11.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the Tugon ng Masa survey results conducted by OCTA Research.

It fell from 40- to 29-percent in Metro Manila, 46- to 28-percent in Balance Luzon, and 57- to 47-percent in the Visayas. The survey was conducted from March 11 to 14 with 1,200 respondents nationwide. “The 3 percent increase, representing approximately 800,000 families, deviates from the upward trends observed in the fourth quarter of 2023,” the survey said.

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