MANILA - The Marcos administration sees a "more urgent" need to focus on poverty reduction efforts following results of a survey which showed that around 12.2 million Filipino families felt "poor" in the second quarter of the year. According to the latest Social Weather Stations Survey (SWS) conducted from June 26-29, 2022, the percentage of Filipino families who considered themselves poor increased to 12.2 million in the second quarter of 2022 from 10.9 million during the first quarter this year. Of the estimated 12.2 million self-rated poor families in June 2022, some 2.2 million were considered "newly poor", 1.6 million were "usually poor", and 8.4 million were "always poor." Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles cited the promise of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) in July 25 to bring down the poverty to 9 percent or single-digit poverty rate by 2028. "Ayon doon s
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“I am also afraid of getting COVID-19 even if I am fully vaccinated. I think it will remain a concern for everyone until we get to the point where most of our countrymen are already vaccinated,” Salvana said.