'family planning to mitigate effects of inflation' " the size of the family really affects the basic needs if the prices continue to rise up," popcom deputy executive director lolito tocardon said on the sidelines of the regional population management conggress held Wednesday in this city. based on the july 2018 study of the philippine statistics authority (PSA, about half of the average filipino family's monthly income is spent on food. "having a big family will be vulnerable to poverty because their needs also increase while their income cannot answer their needs, " tocardon said. based on the article, what are the negative effects of high economic inflation to a big family?