Debates on women’s roles in Philippine society have resurfaced after a nationwide survey revealed that a large majority of Filipinos continue to hold traditional views about gender roles at home and in the workplace. Results from the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS)...
A majority of Filipinos continue to hold traditional views on women’s roles in family life, with 83 percent agreeing that a woman’s job is to look after the home and family, the results of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Wednesday, March 4 showed. The result was based on the...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Thursday, Feb. 12, found that 27 percent of adult Filipinos said they have personally witnessed or experienced some form of cheating in a relationship, while 72 percent said they have not. The survey asked respondents: “Nakasaksi o nakaranas na...
Turns out, love isn’t exactly in the air for everyone. The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey shows that the share of Filipinos who say they are very happy with their love life remains at one of the lowest levels recorded. The national survey, conducted from Nov. 24 to 30, 2025 among...
Filipinos’ satisfaction with Vice President Sara Duterte rose by six points in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from Nov. 24 to 30. The survey, released on Feb. 10, interviewed 1,200 adults nationwide and found that 54 percent of...
Filipinos’ satisfaction with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stayed nearly unchanged in the last quarter of 2025, with 40 percent satisfied, 43 percent dissatisfied, and 17 percent undecided, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Tuesday, Feb. 3 showed. The Fourth Quarter...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development on Thursday, Jan. 15 welcomed the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing a drop in hunger incidence, saying the results provide useful insight for improving government food assistance programs. The SWS survey, conducted from Nov. 24 to...
The proportion of Filipino families who experienced involuntary hunger at least once in the past three months eased to 20.1 percent, based on results of the national Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Wednesday, Jan. 14. The Fourth Quarter 2025 survey, conducted from Nov. 24...
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...
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...
Malacañang has attributed the increasing hunger rate to the series of natural disasters that have hit the country in recent months. "Huwag po natin kalimutan na sunud-sunod ang kalamidad na naranasan ng mga kababayan po natin – nakaapekto po ito sa patuloy po na pagtatrabaho ng ating pamahalaan...
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...
