By Junex Doronio
Perhaps it’s the “never say die” spirit and “habang may buhay, may pag-asa” belief that prompted almost fifty percent of Filipino adults polled to say “Yes, our lives will improve in the next 12 months.”
This was revealed by the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
According to the popular pollster, of the 1,500 adults polled from June 28 to July 1, 46 percent said their quality of life will improve in the next 12 months.
It added that 44 percent said it would stay the same, while 5 percent said it would worsen.
SWS said the net personal optimism score or the percentage of optimists minus the percentage of pessimists is +41, which it classifies as excellent.
Notably, the June net optimism score was 3 points above the very high +38 in March.
The SWS also noted that the 3-point rise in optimism was due to increases in the Visayas and Luzon areas outside of Metro Manila, combined with a steady score in the capital region Manila, and a decline in Mindanao.
(ai/mnm)