Many families in the country consider themselves poor, according to the most recent survey conducted by the Social Weather ...
SWS logo / Reuters photo Many Filipino families consider themselves poor, according to a survey conducted by the Social ...
MANILA, Philippines – About 44% of Filipinos believe their lives will improve in 2026, giving a net optimism score of +36, ...
A slim majority of Filipino families rated themselves poor at the end of 2025, according to the fourth quarter survey ...
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Persistent poverty

The latest percentage of households rating themselves as Mahirap/Poor was 51, as of the end of November (“Fourth Quarter 2025 ...
The net trust rating of President Marcos dropped to -3 in November from +7 in September, while Vice President Sara Duterte’s ...
Nearly nine in 10 Filipinos will enter 2026 with hope rather than fear, but this marks the lowest level of optimism in 16 ...
Forty-four percent of adult Filipinos are looking forward to the improvement of their quality of life in the next 12 months, ...
Twenty-nine percent of Filipino adults reported that their quality of life had improved (gainers) compared to 12 months ago.
More Filipino adults said their quality of life declined over the past year, with 36% identifying as “losers,” compared with ...
MANILA: Forty-four per cent of adult Filipinos are optimistic that their quality of life will improve in 2026, while eight ...