50% of Filipino families rate themselves poor in Sept survey

Half of Filipino families, or 50%, consider themselves poor in a September 2025 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, a one-point increase from 49% in June 2025.

This figure translates to approximately 14.2 million families in September, up from 13.7 million in June.

The survey also found that 12% of families consider themselves borderline poor, a two-point increase from June, while 38% rate themselves as not poor, a three-point decline.

Self-rated poverty rates by area in September were 43% in Metro Manila (up from 36%), 42% in Balance Luzon (up from 38%), 54% in Visayas (down from 60%), and 69% in Mindanao (unchanged).

Around 5.7% of Filipino families are classified as "newly poor", meaning they did not consider themselves poor one to four years ago but do so as of September.

Self-rated food poverty among families remained unchanged at 41% from April to September.