MANILA, Philippines — The number of Filipino families who consider themselves poor increased to 13.2 million, according to the third quarter survey conducted by Social Weather Stations .
According to SWS, the increase in self-rated poverty was due to the significant increase in Mindanao, along with the slight increase in Metro Manila and the Visayas and a slight drop in balance Luzon. Meanwhile, those who said their families are “not poor” was highest among respondents in balance Luzon at 40 percent , followed by those in Metro Manila at 33 percent , the Visayas at eight percent and Mindanao at four percent .The same survey also found that the number of Filipinos who consider their families as “food poor” – or those who rated themselves as poor based on the food that they eat – stayed at 34 percent.
Meanwhile, those who said their families are “not food poor” was highest among respondents in balance Luzon at 47 percent , followed by those in Metro Manila at 40 percent , the Visayas at 18 percent and Mindanao at seven percent .
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