A resident uses plastic sacks and scrap wood as he strengthens a shanty to help make it withstand the storms in Baseco Community in Tondo Manila on June 11, 2021. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

Poverty

Arthur Fuentes

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172853023883820241010031052_cb1a631b4e1562fc0958538bac1d98b7cff4bf99f5f14c930462f7106a18c005.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A resident uses plastic sacks and scrap wood as he strengthens a shanty to help make it withstand the storms in Baseco Community in Tondo Manila on June 11, 2021. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><h2 id="isPasted"><strong>As Self-Rated Poverty spikes in Metro Manila</strong></h2><div><br/></div><p>MANILA - The number of Filipinos who see themselves as poor has gone up, according to the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations.</p><p>The survey firm said that in its national Social Weather Survey conducted from September 14-23, 2024, 59 percent of Filipino families rated themselves as poor, up from the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/19/nearly-6-in-10-filipino-families-feel-poor-sws-1034" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">58 percent recorded in a similar study in June</a>.</p><p>According to SWS, this translates into 16.3 million Filipino families who see themselves as poor, or a 300,000 increase from 16 million in June.</p><p>The study also showed that 9.1 percent of families are “Newly Poor” or did not see themselves as poor 1 to 4 years ago. This translated to 2.5 million families classified as Newly Poor. Meanwhile 2.3 million families were Usually Poor, and 11.5 million were Always Poor.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ug0ktd6IJrk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>&quot;The percentage of respondent households rating themselves as poor was applied to the Philippine Statistics Authority medium-population projections for 2024 to arrive at the estimated numbers of Self-Rated Poor families,&quot; SWS said.</p><p>The study also showed that 13 percent of respondents rated themselves as borderline (by placing themselves on a line dividing Poor and Not Poor), and 28 percent rated themselves as Not Poor, SWS said.</p><p>Metro Manila had the highest increase in number of people who see themselves as poor, according to SWS.</p><p>&quot;The 1-point rise in the nationwide Self-Rated Poverty between June 2024 and September 2024 was due to a sharp increase in Metro Manila, combined with a slight increase in Balance Luzon (or Luzon outside Metro Manila) and slight decreases in the Visayas and Mindanao.&quot;</p><p>SWS said Self-Rated Poverty went up to 52 percent in Metro Manila in September from 39 percent in June. Metro Manila residents who saw themselves as Not Poor also fell by 8 points from 46 percent in June to 38 in September.</p><p>&quot;The September 2024 median monthly family expense for House rent was highest in Metro Manila at P3,500,&quot; SWS said.</p><p>The median expenses for Transportation to work and school were also highest in Metro Manila at P2,500.</p><p>Last August, the Philippines&#x27; chief development economist was criticized over the government&#x27;s definition of food poverty threshold. Critics said the official food poverty threshold of P64 per day per person was unrealistic.  </p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_dOVbN12Aps?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The number of Filipinos who see themselves as poor has gone up slightly, according to the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations.</p>

The number of Filipinos who see themselves as poor has gone up slightly, according to the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations.

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More Filipinos see themselves as poor: SWS survey

Arthur Fuentes,

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Published Oct 10, 2024 11:18 AM PHT

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