The recent OCTA Research findings indicated that around 11.9 million Filipino familiesโ€”or approximately 45%โ€”consider themselves poor as of July 2025, a moderate rise from 42% in April. These survey results are not mere statisticsโ€”theyโ€™re a resounding alarm. The jumpโ€”translating to about 800,000 newly self-identified poor families within just a fewContinue Reading