Fifty percent of adult Filipinos have lost their jobs, while 46 percent have suffered lower incomes since the coronavirus pandemic started, based on the OCTA Research Team's survey results released on Tuesday, March 9.
OCTA's Tugon ng Masa nationwide survey showed the economic implications of the pandemic on adult Filipinos.
The highest percentage of Filipinos losing their job or source of income was noted in Metro Manila at 60 percent, while the lowest was observed in Visayas at 45 percent.
The jobs or source of income of Class ABC was observed to be the least affected by the negative impact of the pandemic at 36 percent, while more than half among Class D and Class E were affected at 51 percent and 57 percent, respectively.
In addition to loss of employment, 46 percent of adult Filipinos said their salary or income have decreased due to the pandemic.
The rest of Luzon has the lowest percentage of adult Filipinos (35 percent) who experienced a decrease in their salaries, while more than half of adult Filipinos residing in Metro Manila (53 percent), Visayas (52 percent), and Mindanao (59 percent) have experienced lower salaries.
As with Filipinos with lower incomes, higher percentages of adult Filipinos belonging to Class D and E (46 percent and 53 percent, respectively) experienced decreases in salary compared to those Filipinos in Class ABC (36 percent).
The Tugon ng Masa nationwide survey was conducted from Jan. 26 to Feb. 1 with 1,200 respondents.