SWS: Majority of Filipinos believe US will defend PH against foreign invasion

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 09:01:56 +0000

SIX out of 10 Filipinos believe that the US will defend the Philippines in case of an invasion by another country, a survey by Social Weather Stations (SWS) said. The…READ

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61% of Filipinos believe US will defend Philippines in case of invasion

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 05:27:51 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Six out of 10 Filipinos believe that the United States (US) will defend the Philippines in case of a foreign invasion, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey has revealed.

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SWS: Survey sponsor’s fielded names, number of choices affect results

Survey results vary depending on the names and number of choices provided by the poll sponsor.

This was the clarification of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) after INQUIRER.net noted in a report Friday that a survey commissioned by the Lakas–CMD (Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats) showed a different set of probable “Magic 12” from the survey sponsored by Presidential Political Adviser Francis Tolentino even when both were done from September 15 to 23, 2018.

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More Filipinos experienced hunger in Q3 — SWS

More Filipinos experienced hunger in Q3 — SWS

About 13.3 percent or 3.1 million Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger in the past three months, results from the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Friday showed.

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Tale of 2 SWS surveys on same period: Different ‘Magic 12’

Tale of 2 SWS surveys on same period: Different ‘Magic 12’

Two commissioned senatorial surveys of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) conducted on the same period presented two different sets of probable winners.

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73% of Filipinos support National ID System–SWS

MAJORITY of Filipinos support the newly-signed Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) law, a pollster said late Tuesday night. The measure was signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday afternoon in Malacanang. The survey from June 27 to 30 that 73 percent of the 1,200 Filipinos surveyed approved of the law, while 18 percent disapproved. […]

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SWS: Hungry Filipinos down in Q2

THE number of Filipino families experiencing involuntary hunger decreased in the second quarter of 2018, according to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). The poll from June 27 to 30 found that 9.4 percent or about 2.2 million families experienced involuntary hunger at least once in the past three months—down by […]

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Govt ‘putting in place long-term solutions’ to address poverty — Palace

THE government is doing what it can to decrease poverty after a Social Weather Systems (SWS) survey released on Saturday revealed that more Filipinos consider themselves poor. The poll from June 27 to 30 among 1,200 adults nationwide showed that 48 percent or 11.1 million Filipino families deemed themselves to be in this situation. “We take seriously […]

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Pulse Asia: Majority of Filipinos oppose shift to federalism

MAJORITY of Filipinos are opposed to a shift to federalism, according to a recent Pulse Asia survey. The survey on 1,800 respondents from June 15 to 21 said 62 percent were not in favor, 28 percent were in favor while 10 percent were uncertain. At the same time, the survey said that 69 percent had […]

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