Newly Poor News Today

FILIPINO families living in Metro Manila believe they need to earn P25,000 to keep them from being considered poor, according to the latest survey results of the Social Weather Station (SWS). Based on the Self-Rated Poverty (SRP) data, SWS said a Self-Rated Poverty Threshold of P25,000 is a new record.…

The Social Weather Stations recently released its latest findings. Except for the capital, more households rate themselves as poor, especially in the south of the country, with an increase of almost two million households in five years. The Always Poor number 9.7 million.

48% of Filipino families rate themselves ‘poor’: Survey Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

Dear Amy: I may consider you a good friend, but I don’t want to hug you at every (or any) meetup.

Dear Amy: I may consider you a good friend, but I don’t want to hug you at every (or any) meetup.