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Majority of Pinoys believe gov't violated human rights under drug war

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Updated as of Jan 13 04:39 PM

Majority of Filipinos believe authorities committed "many" human rights abuses in its anti-narcotics campaign, an independent Social Weather Stations poll released Sunday showed. Read more »

Forever hopeful for 2020

Editorial cartoon by Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 01 01:52 AM

Such is the world view of the Filipino, ever so hopeful despite facing so many problems. Read more »

96 pct of Pinoys 'entering 2020 with hope, instead of fear': SWS

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 29 12:00 PM

Nearly all Filipinos are set to enter 2020 "with hope," according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Saturday, 3 days before the turn of the decade. Read more »

Holiday optimism highest in Visayas: SWS

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 03:45 PM

The number of Filipinos expecting a happy Christmas was highest in the Visayas and lowest in Metro Manila, a Social Weather Stations survey revealed on the eve of the holiday. Read more »

8 in 10 Pinoys satisfied with drug war: SWS

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Updated as of Dec 23 01:41 PM

Eight in 10 Filipinos remained satisfied with the government's anti-narcotics campaign, despite doubts on lawmen's account of the deaths of thousands of drug suspects, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Sunday. Read more »

Majority of Filipinos says ties with US more important than China

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Posted at Dec 07 11:41 AM

Majority or 78 percent of Filipinos find the country's ties with the US "more important" is than its relationship with China, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed Saturday.   Read more »

Palace assures Filipinos: Duterte prioritizes local workers over Chinese

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 06 08:33 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will “always” put Filipino workers first before foreign nationals, Malacañang assured the public Friday, after results of a survey showed that a majority of Filipinos are worried over the increasing number of Chinese nationals working in the Philippines. Read more »

70 percent of Pinoys worried about rising number of Chinese workers in PH: SWS

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Updated as of Dec 05 10:30 PM

Majority of Filipinos are concerned about the rising number of foreign Chinese workers in the country, according to a Social Weather Stations poll. Read more »

More Filipinos jobless in 3rd quarter of 2019: SWS

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 02:56 PM

The number of jobless Filipino adults climbed to 21.5 percent in the third quarter of 2019 as an estimated 10 million adults identified themselves as unemployed, according to a recent Social Weather Survey study, released Saturday. Read more »

Pinoys' trust in China falls from 'poor' to 'bad' in September: SWS poll

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 07:06 AM

MANILA (UPDATE)—Filipinos' trust in China has fallen to a new low, according to a recent Social Weather Stations poll. Read more »

SWS: In Q3 survey, Duterte admin satisfaction rating remains ‘very good’

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Updated as of Nov 07 03:10 PM

Lower economic classes were not as satisfied with the Duterte government, compared with the upper ones, based on a survey conducted in the third quarter of 2019. Read more »

Drug addicts, burglars still worry Filipinos despite crime drop: survey

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 31 10:06 AM

MANILA—Fewer Filipinos reported falling victim to common crimes such as street robberies and car thefts nationwide in the past 6 months, a new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Wednesday showed. Read more »

Most Filipinos frown at trans women in female toilets: survey

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 10:34 PM

Majority of Filipinos rejected the idea of allowing transgender women in female toilets, but agreed there should be a law specifically protecting members of the LGBT community, a new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Wednesday showed. Read more »

Fewer Filipinos go hungry in July-Sept: SWS

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 01:25 PM

Fewer Filipinos experienced involuntary hunger from July to September compared to the previous quarter, according to a survey released by the Social Weather Stations on Wednesday.  Read more »

Fewer Filipinos consider themselves poor: SWS

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Posted at Oct 21 05:05 PM

Fewer Filipinos considered themselves poor as of September, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Monday showed. Read more »

Bersamin unperturbed by latest SWS satisfaction rating

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 06:56 PM

Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin says that whatever the result of the survey is, how they react to it is also important. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Hot seat for the top cop

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Posted at Oct 10 04:00 AM

Here are the big stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

Duterte satisfaction rating slightly down but still 'very good': SWS

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 10 09:33 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte maintained his "very good" satisfaction rating in the third quarter, a Social Weather Stations survey revealed Wednesday. Read more »

Anti-narcotics campaign gets 'excellent' rating in SWS survey

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Updated as of Sep 22 07:04 PM

In its second quarter survey, SWS said 82 percent of adult Filipinos were satisfied with the government's handling of its anti-narcotics campaign, while 12 percent were dissatisfied and 6 percent were undecided. Read more »

SWS: Fewer Filipinos saw irregularities in midterm polls

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 06:23 PM

MANILA - Fewer Filipino voters witnessed election irregularities during this year's midterm elections compared to the May 2016 polls, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Wednesday showed.  Read more »