MORE than a million Filipino families joined the ranks of the poor amid record inflation in the third quarter, with self-rated poverty swelling to the highest level in the Duterte administration, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.

AFTER THE CATCH A fisherman docks as he catches fish in Pasay City on Wednesday. According to the Social Weather Stations, the number of families that consider themselves poor rose to 52 percent or 12.2 million families. PHOTO BY DJ DIOSINA

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