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Bumaba umano ng 9.7 percent ang poverty incidence ng bansa noong nakaraang taon.

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MAGANDANG balita na bumaba sa 9.7 porsiyento ang poverty incidence ng bansa noong 2025. Pero kasabay nito, may bagong sukatan na nagbibigay ng mas malawak na larawan kung ano talaga ang ibig sabihin ng pagiging mahirap sa Pilipinas.

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The government will make sure 6.5 million Filipinos from the middle class will not slide back into poverty by accelerating programs aimed at creating more jobs, raising incomes and lowering cost of living, Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said yesterday.

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An estimated 6.5 million Filipinos were lifted out of poverty between 2023 and 2025 as the poverty incidence fell to its lowest rate last year.

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Bumaba sa record-low na 9.7 porsyento ang poverty incidence rate sa Pilipinas noong 2025.

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Mahigit isang milyong pamilyang Pinoy ang nadagdag sa mga nagsasabing ikinokonsidera nila ang sarili bilang mahirap.

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Ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s fifth SONA, a national survey found that most Filipinos believe the government does not understand the daily struggles of ordinary citizens.

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We have to win our war against poverty.

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The 48th ASEAN Summit in Mactan, Cebu, which happened in May 2026, once again highlighted the long-standing practice of hiding poverty during visits by foreign dignitaries.

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Over 396,000 low-income households could slip below the poverty line due to rising food and transport costs, according to the Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department.

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Bumaba umano ng 9.7 percent ang poverty incidence ng bansa noong nakaraang taon.

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MAGANDANG balita na bumaba sa 9.7 porsiyento ang poverty incidence ng bansa noong 2025. Pero kasabay nito, may bagong sukatan na nagbibigay ng mas malawak na larawan kung ano talaga ang ibig sabihin ng pagiging mahirap sa Pilipinas.

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The government will make sure 6.5 million Filipinos from the middle class will not slide back into poverty by accelerating programs aimed at creating more jobs, raising incomes and lowering cost of living, Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said yesterday.

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An estimated 6.5 million Filipinos were lifted out of poverty between 2023 and 2025 as the poverty incidence fell to its lowest rate last year.

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Bumaba sa record-low na 9.7 porsyento ang poverty incidence rate sa Pilipinas noong 2025.

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Mahigit isang milyong pamilyang Pinoy ang nadagdag sa mga nagsasabing ikinokonsidera nila ang sarili bilang mahirap.

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Ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s fifth SONA, a national survey found that most Filipinos believe the government does not understand the daily struggles of ordinary citizens.

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We have to win our war against poverty.

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Over 396,000 low-income households could slip below the poverty line due to rising food and transport costs, according to the Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department.

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