42% of Filipino families rated themselves as poor in Q1 2024, down from 45% in Q4 2023, according to OCTA Research's survey.

42% of Filipino families, about 11.1 million, rated themselves as poor in Q1 2024, down from 45% in Q4 2023, according to OCTA Research's Tugon ng Masa survey. Self-rated hunger also fell, with 11% of families experiencing involuntary hunger in Q1, compared to 14% in Q4 2023. The Philippine DSWD welcomed the results and expects its programs to contribute to reducing poverty and hunger.