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SWS: 14.4M Filipinos are poor
The Freeman
|April 14, 2025
An estimated 14.4 million Filipino families consider themselves poor in the first quarter of 2025, says a new survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS).
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The survey, conducted from March 15 to 20 and released on Friday, showed that 52 percent of the respondents consider their families poor, almost similar to 50 percent in January and 51 percent in February.
Based on the results, self-rated poverty in the first quarter of the year eased from the 21-year high of 63 percent obtained in December 2024.
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