Palace welcomes results of SWS survey on Filipino family poverty situation

Malacañang welcomed on Saturday the results of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) nationwide survey which showed that one out of three Filipino families had escaped poverty in the first quarter of this year.

“We welcome the latest Social Weather Stations report showing one out of three, or 30%, of Filipino families escaped poverty,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said during a press briefing.

READ: SWS: 1 in 3 Filipino families escaped poverty in Q1 of 2018

Roque credits the result of the survey to the administration’s ongoing anti-poverty projects.

“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,

“Rest assured that we will continue to reduce inequality, expand economic opportunities, and lay down the foundation of a comfortable life for everyone,” he added.    /muf