The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, Aug. 17 said the decline in the number of Filipino families who consider themselves poor is an encouraging sign as the government continues to expand its social protection programs. The statement came after the latest Social Weather...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Thursday, May 7, found that 52 percent of Filipino families rated themselves as “mahirap” or poor, while 13 percent considered themselves borderline between poor and not poor, and 35 percent said they were “hindi mahirap” or not poor....
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, June 9 welcomed the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing fewer families identifying as poor in April, saying it confirms the government’s anti-poverty programs are on the right track. DSWD spokesperson Assistant...
SWS Fifty-five percent of Filipino families rated themselves “mahirap” (poor) in April, up by three points from 52 percent in March, based on the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from April 11 to 15. The survey, commissioned by Stratbase Consultancy, estimated that the...
(Unsplash) The House of Representatives will make combating poverty its top priority this 2025--with the vaunted quinta-committee (quinta-comm) being its main weapon. Thus, said Assistant Majority Leader Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre following a...
John Louie Abrina/Manila Bulletin A Social Weather Stations (SWS) non-commissioned survey released on Wednesday, Jan. 8 revealed that Filipino families considering themselves poor increased to 63 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024–the highest self-rated poverty in 21 years. In the survey...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office) The administration of President Marcos is winning in its fight against poverty. Thus, said House Speaker Martin Romualdez in reaction...
(Photo by Arnold Quizol/Manila Bulletin) More Filipinos have rated themselves as “mahirap” or poor in the third quarter of 2024, based on the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from Sept. 14 to 23. In its report released on Wednesday, Oct. 9, SWS found that 59 percent of Filipino...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reiterated on Friday, July 19th, its commitment to enhance the lives and welfare of every Filipino through investments in human capital, in response to the latest survey results from the Social Weather Stations (SWS), which showed a...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The Marcos administration’s all-encompassing service caravan--the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF)--has helped mitigate poverty and hunger among Filipinos, says House Speaker...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday, April 23 welcomed the latest results of the OCTA Research “Tugon ng Masa” survey, which showed a decline in self-rated poverty and hunger in the first quarter of 2024. DSWD Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management...
(Arnold Quizol/Manila Bulletin) Fewer Filipinos experienced poverty and hunger in the first quarter of 2024, based on the OCTA Research survey results released on Tuesday, April 23. The survey, which was conducted from March 11 to 14, with 1,200 respondents nationwide, found that 42 percent, or an...
