Panayam kay Fellow, OCTA research Dr. Guido David ukol sa pagbaba ng self-rated poverty nung huling quarter ng taong 2025

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00:00Pag-ubahan ng self-rated poverty noong huling quarter ng taong 2025,

00:05ating tatalakayan kasama naman si Dr. Guido David, fellow ng Okta Research.

00:13Dr. Guido?

00:17Hi, yes, good afternoon, Joshua and Yusek Marge, and good afternoon to our viewers and listeners.

00:23Dr. David, ayon po sa Okta Research, bumaba sa 37% ang self-rated poverty noong fourth quarter ng 2025 mula 54% noong third quarter.

00:35Ano po yung mga nakikita natin yung factors sa pagbaba nito?

00:40Yeah, this is actually surprising kasi this is a significant decrease in self-rated poverty among the Filipinos.

00:50So, regularly, we conduct this survey every quarter, actually, to assess, engage the situation in the country.

01:01Although, different yung survey namin from, let's say, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority,

01:07wherein they actually estimate yung poverty samin, it's self-rated.

01:13So, we ask the respondents if they consider themselves poor.

01:17And, like I mentioned, we do this every quarter.

01:20So, last time we did this was back in September.

01:23So, the most recent was between December 3 to 11, 2025, with 1,200 respondents.

01:30Usually, pag-December, I guess, maraming pere yung mga tao, may mga bones, I think that's a factor.

01:43But, last year, we did see this kind of drop in self-rated poverty, self-rated hunger.

01:50So, I think one factor, siguro yung continued efforts ng administration to distribute ayuda, that's one factor,

02:04or assistance ating mga kababayan.

02:09The other factor, I believe, is that the inflation rate has stabilized less than 2%.

02:17I think it's at 1.8% as of last checking ng Philippines, as of last data, latest data ng Philippine Statistics Authority.

02:28So, yung buhay, it's not as hard as it was before because nag-stabilize na yung mga ating economic indicators.

02:42Tumatas pa rin naman yung GDP natin, although we didn't reach the target, but we still have a more than 4% increase in GDP.

02:50So, I think these factors, to summarize, yung assistance binibigyan ng government, prices stabilizing,

03:01kasama dito yung presyo ng bigas that has been controlled, we're not seeing much inflation,

03:09and unemployment is just at around 4%.

03:12Sir, sa inyo pong pag-aaral, ilang milyong pamilya po ba ang katumbas niya ito na hindi na itinuturing ang kanilang sarili na mahirap?

03:32Paano po ba ito nararamdaman o nakikita sa mga actual na kondisyon ng mga pamilyang sumasagot ng survey?

03:38Yes, this decrease in number would correspond to about, I think it's around 4 or 5 million families.

03:55So, I'm checking the, yes, actually, sorry, that's about 14 million families that were, that was in the previous quarter,

04:11and then bumabad to 9.8.

04:14So, tama, yes, it's about almost 5 million, 4.5 million families.

04:19So, na nag-change yung lifestyle nila from feeling impoverished to not feeling impoverished.

04:29Or at least, hindi na sila, they no longer consider themselves poor.

04:35So, ito yung mga families, I mean, this 4.5 million families, marami yan,

04:42and it's all over the country, Luzon besides Mindanao,

04:45who are no longer feeling yung economic pressure as much as before.

04:51So, I think malaking tool lang yan sa ating bansa, sa ating mga kababayan.

04:55This is always good news.

04:56Regardless of your political affiliation,

04:59we should always consider a win for the Filipinos as a win.

05:03Okay. Dr. David, ano naman po yung mga indikasyon ng pagbaba ng self-rated food poverty

05:09mula 49% tungo sa 30% pagdating sa access ng mga pamilya sa pagkain noong huling quarter ng taon 2025?

05:20Yeah, actually, that's a good question, Joshua.

05:22So, hindi lang yung self-rated poverty bumaba,

05:26but rin yung self-rated food poverty, which means they have access to food.

05:33So, they consider themselves food poor if they don't have access to good food.

05:40I mean, hindi kabilang dito yung kumakailan ng mga junk food or scraps.

05:46So, kailangan quality food yung kinakain nila.

05:48And I think the access to food,

05:50malaking natulong ng mga government programs in this regard

05:55for having these, yung mga centers for, yung mga food centers

06:03na napupuntahan ng mga kababayan natin.

06:07And again, yung inflation na nag-stabilize na,

06:13I think it has made food, you know, more affordable compared to the previous months.

06:19Sir, nakakatawa po yung data na 4.5 million families po,

06:24yung nakakaramdam na na wala na sila sa impoverished po na status.

06:31Pero kung titignan po natin yung regional breakdown, sir,

06:34nananatiling mataas ang self-rated poverty sa Mindanao

06:37compared sa NCR and the rest of Luzon.

06:41Ano po ba yung mga possible reasons why there's a regional disparity?

06:49And that's a good point, Isaac, Marge.

06:52Nasa some areas, nananatiling mataas yung poverty, yung food poverty.

07:01And yung access should be equal to all.

07:06So, I don't know what's going on in some parts of the country,

07:12but there should be better coordination with the national government

07:17and some of the local government.

07:20I think that should be key so that we can bring access to food,

07:26kunyari, to these places and help our kababayans.

07:31I mean, we've seen this pattern actually used at Marge over the past year

07:35na mas matas yung self-rated poverty, especially in Mindanao.

07:40So, again, we call for the national government to sana provide

07:47or improve our assistance to these places na hindi nakakarating yung mga

07:53maybe the food is not available there

07:58or the affordable food is not available there

08:02or other reasons.

08:05But again, this is an important detail na we hope

08:08will help guide policy for the administration.

08:14Sa NCR naman, Dr. David, puntahan natin

08:16kasi dito marami nagsasabi na hindi masabi kung mahirap o hindi.

08:22Ano po yung interpretation ng OCTA dito sa ganitong classification ng respondent?

08:25Yeah, actually, medyo, ano naman,

08:31consistently medyo mataas yung, kumbaga, undecided sila.

08:36If, ano, but that's fair naman.

08:40As long as hindi sila sure na they're poor,

08:45ang masakit is if they're sure na they're poor

08:48because they see their situation as, you know, as dire.

08:55Pag undecided sila, maybe ayaw lang nila isipin na they're, you know, not poor

09:01because may mga gas losing sila.

09:03I mean, iba-iba naman yung situation ng mga kababayan natin.

09:07Some of our kababayans, I mean, even sa ABC, 40% can't say if they're poor or not.

09:15So, iba-iba naman yung situation ng mga families, you know,

09:19they have a lot of expenses, may mga binambayaran na rent or property,

09:25may binambayaran na sasakyan,

09:26and that means sometimes they feel the pinch

09:30because marami silang binambayaran,

09:34not because they're actually, let's say, poor,

09:37but at least their perception is,

09:39okay, I'm okay, pero marami akong binambayaran,

09:42so I'm not that okay.

09:45Parang ganda.

09:46So, we can interpret it as positive din, Dr. David,

09:50na sabi mo nga kanina,

09:51mas hindi maganda kung sasabihin nila na sigurado sila mahirap sila.

09:55So, somehow, we can interpret it as a positive thing

09:58na hindi nila masabi kung mahirap sila huwag.

10:03Yes, it's always positive.

10:05Ang negative naman diting nagsasabi na poor sila.

10:10That's our interpretation.

10:11So, if they say they're poor,

10:13then kung tumatas yung nagsasabing poor sila,

10:16that's always not a good sign.

10:19Pero kung undecided sila,

10:21that's more acceptable because

10:23hindi lang sila sure.

10:25siguro kung where they stand,

10:26pero economically,

10:28or at least as far as food poverty,

10:31they're sure na,

10:32or they're saying,

10:33they're not saying they're poor,

10:35so they're undecided,

10:37or they're saying na poor sila.

10:38So,

10:39that's...

10:41Sir,

10:47Sir,

10:48since self-rated ang poverty survey,

10:51how do we ensure

10:52that the data given

10:54is consistent and reliable,

10:57and yung mga respondent mismo,

10:59consistent and reliable

11:00yung pananaw nila

11:01sa pag-rate sa kanilang mga kalagayan?

11:07Well, we have some checks din naman,

11:09YSEC March,

11:10for assessing kung

11:12honest na yung answer.

11:14I mean,

11:15we also check their,

11:16you know,

11:17economic stats,

11:18because usually yung mga,

11:19yung survey na ito,

11:21it's conducted

11:22in the residence

11:24of the respondents.

11:27So,

11:28may feedback din naman.

11:29So,

11:30in a way,

11:31it's difficult for them

11:32to,

11:32to sort of lie

11:35about,

11:36their situation,

11:38and they can explain naman,

11:40they can express

11:40if they're feeling the pinch

11:43or they're not.

11:44And,

11:44generally,

11:45we think it's,

11:46it's,

11:47this data is reliable.

11:49We have been,

11:50like I mentioned,

11:51we have been tracking

11:52created poverty for,

11:54I think,

11:55more than two years now.

11:57And,

11:57the trends,

11:58yung sinusundan namin,

11:59usually,

12:01they're also consistent

12:02with what,

12:03we see sa PSA.

12:06So,

12:07for example,

12:08sa Philippine Statistics Authority,

12:09we're seeing,

12:10yung nga,

12:11the unemployment rate

12:12is,

12:12at around 4%,

12:15the inflation rate

12:16is,

12:16steady right now.

12:19So,

12:19these other factors,

12:21support,

12:22our findings,

12:24of,

12:24a decreasing,

12:26self-rated poverty,

12:28and food poverty.

12:29Okay,

12:29so,

12:29Dr. David,

12:30from your perspective po,

12:32with all these numbers and data,

12:34masasabi po bang,

12:35pang matagalan,

12:36ang pagbaba ng self-rated poverty,

12:38o meron pa rin possibility

12:39na tumaas ito ulit,

12:41depende sa presyo

12:42ng mga bilihin,

12:43at iba pang economic factors?

12:44Yes,

12:47we would hope sana Joshua

12:49na long-term na ito,

12:51but,

12:51the reality is,

12:53this is a short-term,

12:54effect,

12:57and,

12:57poverty,

12:58and food poverty

12:59is very elastic,

13:00and that's,

13:01ako personally,

13:03my advocacy,

13:04and,

13:04I would want

13:06the government

13:07to focus on,

13:09to help

13:13alleviate

13:15the economic situation

13:16for many of our

13:17government buyers,

13:18and in my long-term

13:18solutions,

13:20of course,

13:21you know,

13:22we bring in investors,

13:23we bring in,

13:25we encourage

13:27MSMEs

13:33to promote,

13:36or to strengthen

13:37the economy,

13:37because that brings jobs,

13:39the dami mga jobs,

13:40and the dami

13:41opportunities

13:43for our kababayans,

13:45and that will help

13:48the economy,

13:49that will help

13:49people

13:50support themselves.

13:54Okay.

13:55Sir,

13:55ano po ba yung mga

13:56paalala ng OCTA

13:57research sa pamahalan,

13:59lalot na may malaking

14:00pagbaba sa self-rated

14:02poverty?

14:06Yes,

14:06thank you,

14:08Yusak Marge,

14:09for that question.

14:11So,

14:11of course,

14:12this is good news

14:13for the

14:14administration,

14:16and good news

14:17for the Filipinos

14:17in general,

14:19not

14:19for the

14:21field

14:21showing

14:22na,

14:23you know,

14:23our lives

14:24are improving,

14:26bumubuting

14:26kabuhayan natin.

14:28For the

14:28national government,

14:29it means that,

14:31you know,

14:31we're moving

14:32in the right direction.

14:34Kung changes

14:34naman sa country

14:36natin,

14:36it will not

14:37happen

14:37overnight.

14:38We will not

14:39move from

14:40a middle-income

14:41country to,

14:42you know,

14:43a first-world

14:44country

14:45in just a few

14:48months.

14:48This takes

14:50time,

14:50and we need

14:51long-term

14:52solutions

14:52to help

14:54us move

14:54in that

14:56direction.

14:57So,

14:57yung,

14:58as a government,

14:59you know,

14:59take this

15:00as a positive,

15:02and we're

15:02doing the

15:03right things

15:03right now,

15:04and continue

15:06to do the

15:06good things

15:07that we are

15:08doing,

15:09focus natin

15:09dita,

15:10sa positives,

15:11and also

15:12keep our

15:13eye on the

15:13ball.

15:14So,

15:14keep our

15:15eye on

15:15long-term

15:15solutions

15:16for the

15:17country

15:17to help

15:18our

15:19cababayas.

15:19Yun,

15:20mahalaga

15:20progressing,

15:21hindi naman

15:22overnight talaga

15:22yung

15:23pag-unlad.

15:23Correct.

15:24Okay.

15:25Maraming-maraming

15:25salamat po

15:26sa inyong oras,

15:26Dr. Guido David,

15:28fellow ng

15:28Okta Research.

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