SWS: Self-rated poverty at new record low

SELF-rated poverty in the country hit a record low of 44 percent of families or about 10 million Filipinos in the fourth quarter of 2016, a survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.

In the December 3 to 6 poll, 44 percent of respondents identified their families as “poor,” two points above the 42 percent recorded in the third quarter of 2016. In April 2016, 46 percent of respondents rated themselves “poor,” up slightly from 45 percent in June 2016.