SWS: 45% of Filipino families felt poor in 3Q of 2021Forty-eight percent of families claimed they are poor, 23 percent “not poor” and 29 percent placed themselves on the borderline, according to the SWS poll fielded from June 23 to 26. In the latest findings of the pollster published late Saturday night, 45% of Filipino families rated themselves as mahirap, while 34% rated themselves as borderline poor and 21 percent rated themselves as not poor. These figures are a slight improvement from the 48% of self-rated poor families in the last survey in June 2021. According to SWS, the number of self-rated poor families fell in the Visayas and Metro Manila while borderline poor families rose in all areas except Mindanao. If poor, families are asked:In your opinion, how much money would your family need for home expenses each month in order not to be called poor anymore?

Source: Philippine Star November 28, 2021 22:25 UTC