THE number of Filipino families who say they are poor fell to a record low in the third quarter of 2016, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.

The poll, conducted from September 24 to 27, showed that 42 percent, equivalent to 9.4 million Filipino families, rated themselves as “mahirap” or poor.

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