A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted in December 2023 found that nearly half of Filipinos think their quality of life remained “unchanged” compared to a year ago. Forty-five percent of Filipinos believe their quality of life has remained the same, 30 percent think it has "improved,"...
(Manila Bulletin) A survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) in December 2023 revealed that approximately 12.6 percent of Filipino families have experienced involuntary hunger—being hungry and having nothing to eat—at least once in the previous three months. Based on the findings...
Noel B. Pabalate/Manila Bulletin About 47 percent of Filipino families have rated themselves as “mahirap” or poor in the fourth quarter of 2023, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Based on the survey conducted from Dec. 8 to 11, 2023, 20 percent of Filipino...
Photo from Pixabay Ninety-six percent of Filipinos are entering the New Year “with hope rather than fear,” while 3 percent are facing it “with fear,” a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from Dec. 8 to 11 showed. “This is a point above the 95 percent in 2022 and the highest...
Photo from Pixabay A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from Dec. 8 to 11 revealed that 73 percent of adult Filipinos are expecting this year’s Christmas to be “happy” (masaya), while 6 percent are anticipating it to be “sad” (malungkot). Meanwhile, 21 percent of Filipinos are...
(Photo by Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) A nationwide survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1 found that joblessness among adults was down in the third quarter of 2023. The survey, which had 1,200 respondents, revealed a decline in the joblessness rate to 16.9...
(Arnold Quizol / Manila Bulletin) Forty-eight percent of Filipinos expect their quality of life to improve in the next 12 months, based on the third quarter of 2023 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results. The survey, fielded from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1 through face-to-face interviews with 1,200...
Keith Bacongco (Manila Bulletin) A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey found that 28 percent of Filipinos said their quality of life was “better” than 12 months ago, 30 percent said it got “worse,” and 41 percent said it remained the same. The results of the nationwide survey conducted...
(Manila Bulletin) A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1 found that 9.8 percent of Filipino families have experienced “involuntary hunger” in the past three months. SWS defines involuntary hunger as “being hungry and not having anything to eat.” Based on...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reiterated its commitment to ensure that all Filipinos are “free from hunger and poverty.” (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement issued Thursday, Nov. 2, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said that the agency’s vision...
More Filipinos considered themselves poor due to inflation, a Cabinet official said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan discuss high-impact projects during the NEDA Board meeting on Oct. 13, 2023. (Photo courtesy of PCO) National Economic and Development...
(Noel B. Pabalate/Manila Bulletin) A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Wednesday, Nov. 1 revealed that more Filipino households perceived themselves as poor in the third quarter of this year, up from 12.5 million in June to 13.2 million in September. In the survey, which was...
