SWS: More families see themselves ‘borderline food-poor’ compared to 2019

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 12/15/2020

MANILA, Philippines — More Filipino families have rated themselves as “borderline food-poor” compared to previous surveys in 2019, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed on Monday. From just 28 percent of families who believe they were…

SWS: 4% of PH households still have no toilets; 6% share facilities

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 11/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — There are still four percent of households in the country without any toilets while another six percent have to share toilets with other households, a survey from the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed. According…

46% of Pinoys – or 27.3 million – jobless; more layoffs feared

Jovic Yee, Julie Aurelio, Kathleen de Villa, Roy Stephen C. Canivel 08/18/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Joblessness among Filipino adults rose to a 12-year high in July, as 27.3 million found themselves without a job during a pandemic, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. Conducted from July…

SWS: Around 3.5M adult Filipinos got stranded in July due to quarantine

Catherine Gonzales 08/05/2020

MANILA, Philippines — An estimated 3.5 million adult Filipinos got stranded by community quarantine rules due to the coronavirus disease pandemic, according to the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS). The survey conducted from July…

Trust of Pinoys in China falls from poor to bad – SWS survey

Philippine Daily Inquirer 07/21/2020

MANILA, Philippines —China’s trust rating among Filipinos dipped further in July, its score dropping from “poor” to “bad,” according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results. The survey, conducted from July 3 to 6, found…

SWS: Number of hungry families doubled to 4.2M

Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/23/2020

The number of Filipino families who were hungry due to lack of food almost doubled amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results of a special Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. The survey, conducted through mobile phone…

SWS poll: 4 of 5 Pinoys prefer ‘brains than body’

Philippine Daily Inquirer 02/15/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Brains over brawn. This was what copywriter Louise Cruz, 22, said she preferred to see more in a potential partner. “Intellect is attractive to me,” she said. “The probability that I can make real connection…

SWS survey: 10M Filipinos lost jobs in Q3 2019

Katrina Hallare - Inquirer.net 11/23/2019

MANILA, Philippines — An estimated 10 million Filipinos find themselves jobless in the third quarter of 2019, according to the latest Social Weather Stations survey released Saturday. The latest survey, conducted from Sept. 27-30,  revealed that it…

BREAK: Duterte’s net satisfaction rating reaches new record-high in Q2 2019— SWS

07/08/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Some 80 percent of adult Filipinos are satisfied with the performance of President Rodrigo Duterte for the second quarter of 2019, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) revealed Monday. The latest SWS survey showed that…

SWS: More Filipinos claim their lives are better now

Philippine Daily Inquirer 05/25/2019

More Filipinos claimed that the quality of their lives were better compared to a year ago, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. The SWS also found increased optimism on the quality of life and…

Number of internet users in PH steadily rising–survey

Inquirer.net 12/04/2018

The number of internet users in the country has increased, the latest Social Weather Station (SWS) survey released on Tuesday showed. The SWS survey, conducted from September 15-23, 2018, disclosed that 41 percent of adult Filipinos are…

A way out of poverty

10/17/2018

Not a few tears were shed, nor were there fewer groans of despair heard when it was announced that there were two winners of the P1.180 billion ultra lotto grand prize, the biggest last Sunday evening. The…

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