Nearly half of adult Filipinos are optimistic that their quality of life will improve over the next year, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. Released on December 30, the national Social Weather Survey—conducted from November 24 to 30—found that 44 percent of adult...
President Marcos has urged Filipinos to remember those who are in most need, calamity-stricken, and marginalized as they celebrate Christmas. "As we enjoy our gatherings, let us also remember those who are in most need of our compassion and generosity-the poor, sick, calamity-stricken, and...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said no Filipino was reported as casualty as of Sunday in a terrorist attack that killed over a dozen in Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. According to DFA, the Philippine Consulate in Sydney was coordinating with Australian authorities to verify whether any...
Independent health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon on Thursday, Dec. 11, warned that PhilHealth’s weakening capacity, driven by major funding decisions in recent years, is leaving more Filipino families vulnerable to medical debt, citing a new Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study showing that...
A majority of Filipino families cannot afford even modest medical expenses without going into debt, a new study released by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) showed. In its nationwide study The Filipino Family, BCG found that 64 percent of households would be unable to pay a P10,000 hospital bill...
Most Filipino adults said their quality of life remained the same over the past year, based on the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from Sept. 24 to 30. The poll, which surveyed 1,800 adult Filipinos nationwide, showed 38 percent reporting no change in their quality of life, 32...
Warning of heightened cybercrime activity during the Christmas season, the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) on Monday, Nov. 17, rolled out its nationwide Holiday Watch PH 2025 campaign to raise public vigilance against the Top 12 Scams of Christmas. CICC Executive Director...
All government agencies and the citizenry were encouraged by the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) to conduct educational activities for the historic observance of Sheikh Karimul Makhdum Day on Nov. 7. In a statement, the NCMF urged the nation to celebrate Muslim heritage during the...
About 22 percent of Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger, going hungry with nothing to eat, at least once in the past three months, based on the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Wednesday, Nov. 5. The national survey, conducted from Sept. 24 to 30, showed...
Fifty percent of Filipino families rated themselves as poor, 12 percent as “borderline” (between poor and not poor), and 38 percent as not poor, based on the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from Sept. 24 to 30. The results, released on Thursday, Oct. 30, were gathered through...
For many Filipinos, coping with life’s daily pressures begins with a quiet prayer or a much-needed rest. A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from Sept. 24 to 30 found that praying or engaging in spiritual activities is the most common way Filipinos deal with stress, cited by 16...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from Sept. 24 to 30 revealed that most Filipinos want President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to focus on reducing the prices of rice and other food products. The SWS Third Quarter 2025 Social Weather Survey, fielded through face-to-face interviews with 1,500...
