72% of Pinoys worry about Duterte’s health – survey
Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 02:23:42 +0000
Most Filipinos are worried about the health of President Rodrigo Duterte, according to the latest Social Weather Stations Survey (SWS) survey.
Based on the survey conducted from December 13 to 16 among 1,200 Filipinos nationwide, 72 percent of respondents admitted that they worry over the health of the 74-year-old President.
A total of 25 percent worried a “great deal” while the other 47 percent are “somewhat worried.”
Only 28 percent said they are not worried, with 13 percent being “not worried at all and the other 15 percent being “somewhat not worried.”
The results were similar to the outcome of the June 2019 poll which showed that 74 percent were worried and 26 percent were not worried about the President’s health.
The latest poll also bared that 61 percent said Duterte’s state of health was “a public matter, that is why the public should be informed of everything about this.”
The SWS poll, conducted using face-to-face interviews, had sampling error margins of ±3 percent for national percentages, and ±6 percent each for Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
The President’s health has been the subject of much speculation, but the Chief Executive has repeatedly downplayed such concerns.
Last year, he cut short his visit to Japan and returned to Manila because of “unbearable pain in his spinal column” following his motorcycle accident.
Catherine Valente