A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from June 25 to 29 revealed that Filipinos continue to give “very high” trust in the United States (US), while trust in Palestine, China, and Iran remains “poor.” The survey results released on Tuesday, Sept. 9 showed that 72 percent of...
More adult Filipinos saw improvements in their quality of life over the past year, based on the results of the June 2025 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Sept. 2. The survey, conducted from June 25 to 29, found that 35 percent of respondents reported an improvement in their quality...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, Aug. 18 said that the Marcos administration’s flagship “Walang Gutom Program” (WGP) helped lower the number of Filipino families experiencing involuntary hunger. A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, conducted from June 25...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from June 25 to 29 found that 16.1 percent of Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger, defined as going hungry with nothing to eat, at least once in the past three months. SWS said this is a decline of 3.9 percentage points from 20 percent...
A Supreme Court decision terminating the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte meant that the country would be spared from spending millions on a “defective” trial, Office of the Vice President (OVP) spokesperson Ruth Castelo said. “If it 's for the impeachment trial,...
Majority of Filipinos believe Vice President Sara Duterte should face the impeachment charges against her, based on the Second Quarter 2025 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from June 25 to 29. The survey results were confirmed by SWS on Tuesday, July 15. The survey, which included a...
Public trust in the top four Philippine officials improved in June 2025, based on the latest results of a Stratbase-commissioned survey that was officially released by Social Weather Stations (SWS) on Tuesday, July 15. President Marcos’ net trust rating improved to +18, with 48 percent of...
Plurality of Filipinos believe the Senate is deliberately delaying the start of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, based on the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Tuesday, July 8. The Second Quarter 2025 Social Weather Survey, conducted from June 25...
About one in five Filipino families, or 20 percent, experienced involuntary hunger—being hungry and not having anything to eat—at least once in the past three months, based on the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from April 23 to 28. The survey results, released on Friday,...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Monday, June 9 welcomed the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing fewer families identifying as poor in April, saying it confirms the government’s anti-poverty programs are on the right track. DSWD spokesperson Assistant...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from April 23 to 28 found that 50 percent of Filipino families, or an estimated 14.1 million households, rated themselves as poor. This is a five-point decrease from the 55 percent, or about 15.5 million families, reported in an SWS survey conducted...
Most Filipino voters believe that key national issues will improve following the May 2025 elections, based on the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from May 2 to 6. The survey, commissioned by Stratbase Group, shows strong public optimism in areas such as healthcare accessibility, food...
