This study was conducted to determine the budget consumption of Filipino families during COVID-19 when the government implemented the Enhanced Community Quarantine in some regions of Luzon, the Philippines, using descriptive-inferential research methods. 237 Filipino families were the respondents of this study. It determined the families; profile, daily spending, and test of significant difference before and during the Luzon-Wide Enhanced Community lockdown; the perceived effects of the COVID-19 Crisis on Budget Consumption; and its test of significant difference. It was revealed that the majority came from Region 5, from families with 1 or more family members who are government employees; students; with only one family member working with an irregular source of income, with an average combined monthly income of less than P10,000, and living together with 4-6 persons at home; the average daily consumption of the respondents before and during the COVID-19 crisis was within P100.00-P500.00; there was a highly significant difference in the average daily consumption of families before and during the Luzon-Wide Enhanced Community lockdown; they moderately agreed that food consumption, quantity of consumption of goods; income supplements were affected; they realized the importance of savings; they Agree that the COVID-19 crisis changed their budget consumption preferences; and Fairly Agree that they incurred loans and borrowings due to the Luzon-Wide Enhanced Community lockdown; there were significant difference on the Perceived Effects of COVID-19 Crisis on Budget Consumption of Filipino Families among the regions, source of income and average combined monthly income of the family.
Keywords: Budget, Consumption, COVID-19 Crisis, Filipino Families.
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