Malacañang on Sunday admitted that it was concerned over the result of a survey showing that a high number of Filipinos consider themselves poor.

The Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey held from September 23 to 27 showed that self-rated poverty among Filipinos increased to 47 percent in the third quarter, higher than the 44 percent recorded during the second quarter.

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