Image by thepocnews via FlickrOn its April 8, 2011 issue, Businesss World published the result on the First Quarter Social Weather Survey (SWS) showing the worst poverty rating in the Philippines. The result shows a stunning 51% or an estimated 10.4 million families that consider themselves mahirap or poor. The score is up by two points up from November’s 49%. Also, 40% (8.1 million families), consider themselves food-poor, and again, higher than the 36% notched in the previous survey.The March 2011 Social Weather Survey was conducted from March 4-7, 2011 using face-to-face interviews of 1,200 adults in Metro Manila, the Balance of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao (sampling error margins of ±3% for national percentages, ±6% for area percentages).
President Aquino express his disbelief in this report because it contradicts the earlier report from the government agency and the business community.
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