PSA: 25.24-M Pinoys do not earn enough for basic food, non-food needs
It is said that the “poverty incidence” or part of the Filipino population that does not have enough income to meet the basic needs of food etc. is at 22.4%. …
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Marcos administration targets single-digit poverty rate – NEDA
On Friday, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan stated the Marcos government aimed to reduce poverty to below 10 percent. Following the Philippine Statistics Authority’s announcement of …
SWS: 48% of Filipino families feel poor
The national Social Weather Survey of September 28-October 1, 2023, found 48% of Filipino families rating themselves as Mahirap or Poor, 27% rating themselves as Borderline (by placing themselves on a horizontal …
Suspended lawyer Larry Gadon appointed as Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr appointed suspended lawyer Atty Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon as Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation. According to Malacañang, the appointment of Gadon, who was suspended indefinitely by the …
SWS: 51% of Filipino families feel Poor
The national Social Weather Survey of December 10-14, 2022, found 51% of Filipino families rated themselves as Mahirap or Poor, 31% rating themselves as Borderline (by placing themselves on a horizontal line …
SWS: 49% of Filipino families feel Poor
The national Social Weather Survey of September 29 – October 2, 2022, the first under the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., found 49% of Filipino families rating themselves …
SWS: 48% of Filipino families feel Poor
The national Social Weather Survey of June 26-29, 2022, the last under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, found 48% of Filipino families rating themselves as Mahirap or Poor, 31% rating themselves …
SWS: 44% of adult Filipinos say their Quality-of-Life will improve in next 12 months
The national Social Weather Survey of April 19-27, 2022 found 44% of adult Filipinos saying their quality-of-life will improve (termed by SWS as “Optimists”), 39% saying it will stay the …
SWS: 34% of adult Filipinos got worse off in the past 12 months
The national Social Weather Survey of April 19-27, 2022, found 34% of adult Filipinos saying their quality-of-life was worse than twelve months before (termed by SWS as “Losers”), 32% saying …
SWS: 51% of Pinoys believe life will improve in next 12 months
The national Social Weather Survey of December 12-16, 2021, the most recent quarterly national survey finalized by SWS, found 51% of adult Filipinos saying the Philippine Economy will improve (termed …
SWS: 43% of Filipino families feel Poor
The national Social Weather Survey of December 12-16, 2021, found 43% of Filipino families rating themselves as Mahirap or Poor, 39% rating themselves as Borderline Poor (by placing themselves on a horizontal …
SWS: 57% of adult Filipinos say life got worse in past 12 months
The national Social Weather Survey of September 12-16, 2021, found 57% of adult Filipinos saying their quality-of-life got worse (termed by SWS as “Losers”), 13% saying it got better (“Gainers”), …
SWS: 49% of adult Filipinos got worse off in past 12 months
The national Social Weather Survey of June 23-26, 2021 found 49% of adult Filipinos saying their quality-of-life got worse (termed by SWS as “Losers”), 18% saying it got better (“Gainers”), …
SWS survey says 48% of Filipino families feel poor
A recent Social Weather Station (SWS) survey found 48% of Filipino families said they feel Poor, while 36% feel Borderline Poor, and only 16% feeling Not Poor. SWS conducted the …
3 million more Filipinos to be jobless, experience poverty – World Bank
The World Bank sees three million more Filipinos would either be unemployed or experience poverty this year as the Philippines’ COVID-19 crisis continues. The bank, in a recent report entitled …