THE number of Filipinos who consider themselves poor fell for the first time in three quarters, according to the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Friday.

The poll, conducted from June 23 to 26, showed that 44 percent of respondents or around 10.1 million families considered themselves poor.

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