{
  "id": 3230887,
  "title": "Philippine poverty falls to record low, but many still feel insecure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/philippine-poverty-falls-to-record-low-but-many-still-feel-insecure",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T09:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3365177/philippine-poverty-falls-record-low-many-still-feel-insecure"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Philippines has cut its official poverty rate to below 10 per cent for the first time, a milestone officials hailed as proof that millions of Filipinos are climbing the economic ladder. Yet for families like Vhan Castro’s, there is a big difference between being officially counted as middle class and actually feeling financially secure. The 34-year-old earns an average of 40,000 pesos…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}