Tag: SWS

SWS: Four out of five Filipinos satisfied with conduct of May 13 polls

(Eagle News)–Four out of five Filipinos are satisfied with the conduct of the May 2019 elections,  a recent Social Weather Stations survey found. The second  quarter 2019 survey conducted from June 22 to 26 found 80% satisfied, 7%  undecided, and 12% dissatisfied. This gives a net satisfaction rating of +68, classified by SWS as very good, 5 points below the record-high excellent +73 in June 2016, the pollster said. The SWS survey also found that  […]

SWS: 59 percent agree they can say what they want even if vs Duterte admin

(Eagle News)–Fifty-nine percent of Filipinos agree they can say anything they want, openly and without fear, even if it is against the administration, a Social Weather Stations survey found. The survey, conducted from June 22 to 26, found only 18 percent do not believe they can do this, while 23 percent are undecided. The SWS said this gives a net agreement score of +41, classified by SWS as very strong and  18 points above the […]

Robredo’s net satisfaction ratings fall sharply by 14 points, according to latest SWS survey

  (Eagle News) – The latest social weather survey showed that net satisfaction ratings of Vice-President Leni Robredo sharply fell by 14 points the past quarter compared to the previous quarter’s +42. For June this year, Robredo had a “net satisfaction” rating of +28, according to the Social Weather Survey this second quarter of 2019. “Vice-President Robredo’s net satisfaction rating fell from good to moderate, down by 14 points from +42 in March 2019 to […]

SWS: Duterte’s satisfaction rating at new “record high”; 80% Filipinos satistied with his performance

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Dutere got its highest satisfaction rating to date, with 80 percent of adult Filipinos saying they are satisfied with his performance, according to the Second Quarter survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS). The latest survey results showed that only 12 percent of those surveyed were dissatisfied, while nine percent remained undecided. “Compared to March 2019, gross satisfaction with Pres. Duterte rose by 1 point from 79%, gross undecided […]

SWS: 38 percent of Filipinos believe their lives improved in last 12 months

(Eagle News)–Thirty-eight percent of Filipinos believe their lives improved in the last 12 months, a Social Weather Stations survey found. According to the survey conducted from March 28 to 31, this translates to a net  gainers score of +17, classified by SWS as very high. “The net gainers score continues to improve for two quarters in a row after dropping to -2 (fair) in September 2018. It went up to +12 (very high) in December 2018 and […]

Castro welcomes House’s improved net satisfaction rating

(Eagle News)–Majority House leader Fredenil Castro on Wednesday, May 1, welcomed the improved net satisfaction ratings of the House of Representatives based on a recent Social Weather Stations survey. In a statement, Castro said the increase was “much appreciated” by House members “considering the negative accusations thrown” in the Chamber’s “path months before.” The Senate had accused the House of violating the Constitution when it inserted what the Upper Chamber said were “alignments” in the […]

Palace welcomes SWS survey results that found hunger incidence down among Filipino families

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, April 25, welcomed the results of the recent Social Weather Stations survey that found that hunger incidence among Filipino families went down in March. According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, the drop to “a single-digit 9.5 percent” in the first quarter of 2019 “indicate that the President’s sincere efforts in addressing soaring prices and running a bureaucracy that efficiently delivers basic services to the poor and marginalized are […]

SWS: Hunger incidence among Filipino families down in March

(Eagle News)–Hunger incidence among Filipino families decreased in March, a recent Social Weather Stations survey found. The SWS survey conducted from March 28 to 31 found that the 9.5% or the estimated 2.3 million families who experienced involuntary hunger at least once in the past three months was one percent lower than the 10.5 percent in December 2018. According to the SWS, this also “marked the second consecutive quarter where there has been a decrease in […]

SWS: Most Filipinos agree filing of ICC suit vs Xi sends message to world China should leave W. PHL Sea

(Eagle News)–Most Filipinos agree that the suit filed against Chinese President Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court sends a message to the world that China should leave the West Philippine Sea, a recent Social Weather Stations survey found. The SWS found the 49 percent who agree to the test statement “The suit filed in the ICC by Albert Del Rosario and Conchita Carpio-Morales, former officials of the PH government, against Chinese Pres. Xi Jinping […]

SWS survey: “Very good” net trust ratings for US, “neutral” for China

Japan, Australia net “good” trust ratings (Eagle News)—Net trust ratings in the United States among Filipinos stayed at very good, while those in Japan and Australia were a good, and those in China a neutral,  a recent Social Weather Stations survey said. According to the SWS,  the +60 net trust rating in the US translates to 70% of Filipinos with much trust in the country and 10% with little trust in March. The SWS said […]

SWS: Duterte’s net satisfaction rating rises; 79 percent of Filipinos satisfied with his performance

(Eagle News) — Seventy-nine percent of Filipinos are satisfied with President Rodrigo Duterte’s performance, based on a recent Social Weather Stations survey. According to the survey conducted from March 28 to 31, the 79 percent was a five-point increase from the rating recorded in December last year, and translates to a net satisfaction rating of +66, up by 6 points from the very good +60 in December. It also  ties his personal high set in June 2017, […]

SWS: Filipinos’ net trust “very good” for US, “neutral” for China

Net trust for Australia, Japan “good” (Eagle News)—Net trust for the United States remained “very good” among Filipinos, while that for China was at neutral, and for Australia and Japan “good,”  a recent Social Weather Stations survey found. The Fourth Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey said the +60 net trust rating for the US in December 2018 translated to 71% with much trust and 11% with little trust in the country, hardly moving from the +59 […]