Filipinos wear face masks while walking along the roads of Manila in 2022. (Photo from PNA)

Metro Manila, Philippines – Half of Filipino families considered themselves poor in the second quarter, a non-commissioned study of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.

Data from the pollster said 49% or at least 13.7 million families were of the opinion in the survey held in June 2025. The score was just a percentage point below from the survey in April, almost unmoved, which showed 50% of families rating themselves poor. SWS said the highest self-poverty rate was in Mindanao at 69%, followed by Visayas 60%.Balance Luzon and Metro Manila had 38% and 36%, respectively.Meanwhile, self-rated food poverty was unchanged at 41%. These are respondents who rated themselves food poor, based on what their family eats.