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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.…
endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 26) — Almost half of Filipino families consider themselves poor, a survey by the Social Weather Stations published on Sunday revealed. The survey, which covered the period June 23-26 and covered 1,200 adults nationwide, showed 48% of families rated themselves as poor. Some 29% of families, meanwhile, considered themselves as borderline poor and the remaining 23% said they were not poor. SWS noted these results are similar to the ones released the month prior where 49% felt poor, 33% felt borderline poor and 17% felt not poor. "The movement of t...