Defining and profiling the middle class

Abstract

In AmBisyon Natin 2040, Filipinos have articulated a long-term goal to “live in a prosperous, predominantly middle-class society where no one is poor” (NEDA 2016, p. 3). This Policy Note profiles middle-class persons and families in the Philippines. It also examines the country’s progress in achieving longterm objectives of a largely middle-class society.