More families escaped poverty in 2017

More families escaped poverty in 2017 – SWS

Jan 21, 2018 12:23 am

Around 31 percent of Filipino families were able to extricate themselves out of poverty in 2017, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.

The poll, conducted from December 8 to 16, showed the highest rate of Filipino families that transitioned out of poverty since December 2014.

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