Number of Filipino families which considered themselves poor up to 45 percent in June survey 2 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Alexandria San JuanThe percentage number of Filipino families, which considered themselves as poor, went up to 45 percent or an estimated 11.1 million families, following its consistent decline for the past three quarters, the latest Social Weather Stations survey revealed. The latest survey result released on Saturday was up by seven percentage points from the record-low 38 percent, or at least 9.5 million families, in March 2019. Similar to the SRP percentage, the rise in the proportion of Self-Rated Food Poor (SRFP) families came after a nine-point decline over the previous three quarters. Of the self-rated poor families, the survey also showed that 4.8 percent (estimated 1.2 million) used to be non-poor 1 to 4 years ago or those “newly poor.”Only 3.3 percent (estimated 814,000) said they used to be non-poor five or more years ago tagged as “usually poor,” while 36.9 percent (estimated 9.1 million) have always considered themselves as poor, classified as “always poor.”

Source: Manila Bulletin July 20, 2019 04:41 UTC