(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, May 5, welcomed the results of a recent Social Weather Stations survey that showed that one of three Filipino families have escaped poverty.
According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the administration “has espoused inclusive, sustainable and resilient growth.”
“We have broadened access to free education, medicine and healthcare and other basic services to ensure that our people directly benefit from the country’s economic gains while reducing the vulnerability of families through our conditional cash transfer programs and employment facilitation and microenterprise projects,” Roque said.
He gave the assurance that the government “will continue to reduce inequality, expand economic opportunities, and lay down the foundation of a comfortable life for everyone.”
The survey conducted from March 23 to 27 said that the 30 percent are made up of the 18 percent who used to be poor five or more years ago and 12 percent who used to be poor one to four years ago.
The survey was made possible with face-to-face interviews of 1200 adult-respondents.