The Filipino family has been extremely challenged during this COVID pandemic. Almost overnight, lives changed. Businesses closed down, some permanently. Many breadwinners lost their jobs or had to take a cut in pay. Children stopped schooling. And worse of all, many had to experience the loss of loved ones to the virus. It also did not help that even before the pandemic hit us, Taal Volcano erupted, causing suffering and affecting the lives of those in the surrounding areas.
According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), 73.5% of Filipino households had at least one member of the family experience job loss or workload reduction. This resulted in financial instability, with 85% of households experiencing financial difficulty during the pandemic.
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