Around 10.3 Million Filipino Families Consider Themselves Poor in July 2026
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Poverty, hunger rise in Q2 – OCTA
MORE Filipino families considered themselves poor and experienced hunger in the second quarter of 2026 despite a decline in the number who considered themselves food-poor, the latest Tugon ng Masa survey by OCTA Research showed.Self-rated poverty rose to 39 percent in July from 35 percent in March, equivalent to an estimated 10.3 million families, up from about 9.2 million previously.Self-rated hunger also increased to 21 percent from 17 percent…
More than one million Filipino families have been added to the list of those who consider themselves poor. This was revealed in the latest Tugon ng Masa survey by OCTA Research where the self-rated poverty in the country increased to 39% from 35% in March 2026. This is equivalent to the 10.3 million families recorded in July from 9.2 million in March. Meanwhile, the number of families who said they experienced hunger also increased to 5.6 millio…
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