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00:00Meanwhile, Kapus, more than Php 1,200 a day is needed by a family with 5 members to meet their needs according to the study of the Yvonne Foundation.
00:13The problem is that it is very far from the Php 645 daily minimum wage here in Metro Manila.
00:20We have first news, EJ Gocles.
00:22In this small house in Barangay Addition Hills, Mandaluyong City, 6 members of the Esguerra family are struggling to live.
00:33According to Lola Felicia, it is hot and cold whenever they watch TV or sleep next to each other.
00:39It is not comfortable, especially when their grandchild is with them.
00:43This is how she has been living for the past few decades.
00:46It is hard, and every year, it seems harder and harder.
00:51There is only one thing that bothers us. It is not enough.
00:57It is good that we don't have to buy a house.
01:01We only have water and electricity.
01:05We have to study.
01:07We can't afford to buy things.
01:14We can't taste delicious food.
01:17Sometimes, there is no food in their house.
01:20And if there is, they are forced to share it with the whole family.
01:24The Esguerra family is one of the many Filipinos who are struggling to live.
01:31According to a study conducted by the Research Institution of Yvonne Foundation,
01:35for the descendants of Metro Manila to live,
01:38a Filipino family with 5 members needs a budget of P26,209 per month
01:45or equivalent to P1,205 per day.
01:50That is far from the highest daily minimum wage in NCR, which is at P645 per month.
01:57In the breakdown of Yvonne Foundation,
01:59the ordinary family with 5 members spends more than P13,000 for food each month,
02:06more than P4,000 for rent in the house,
02:09and almost P3,000 for utilities such as water, electricity, and gas.
02:14They also spend more than P1,400 for transportation
02:19and more than P1,700 for miscellaneous goods.
02:24Anthony, a buko vendor, earns P700 per day from selling goods.
02:29But now that it is raining,
02:31he can't sell because his income is getting smaller for the three members of his family.
02:37Like food, of course.
02:39Sometimes, we can't avoid our children's clothes, especially those who are studying.
02:43We have to buy shoes.
02:44We have to study.
02:45When it rains, our income is getting smaller.
02:50He says he has accepted the difficult life of a Filipino family.
02:54It depends on the person.
02:55How will he be an assistant?
02:58What do you need?
02:59Hard work.
03:01What type of work?
03:02Hard work and perseverance.
03:03You just have to love your job.
03:05It seems like that's all there is for many Filipino families today.
03:09Hard work, perseverance, and perseverance.
03:14This is the first news.
03:16EJ Gomez for GMA Integrated News.