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30 January 2020
8:30 AM, SGV Caseroom
3/F Asian Institute of Management, Makati City
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Mar 28-31 PH 1,440 Adults
Jun 22-26 PH 1,200 Adults
Sep 27-30 PH 1,800 Adults
BARMM 300 Adults
Dec 13-16 PH 1,200 Adults
Dates Coverage Sample size Population
2019 Surveys in this Review
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Topics
1. Freedom of Speech
2. The 2019 Elections and Social Media
3. Quality of Life
4. The BARMM and Martial Law in Mindanao
5. Governance
6. The War on Illegal Drugs
7. Public Safety
8. The West Philippine Sea
9. Foreign Relations
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1. FREEDOM OF SPEECH
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0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
+41 NET AGREE: “I CAN SAY ANYTHING I WANT, OPENLY
AND WITHOUT FEAR, EVEN IF IT IS AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION,”
PHILIPPINES, JUL 1985 – JUN 2019
Q. Pakisabi po kung kayo ay sumasang-ayon o hindi sumasang-ayon sa mga statements o pangungusap na ito:
“Nasasabi ko nang hayagan at walang takot ang lahat ng gusto kong sabihin kahit na ito ay laban sa administrasyon.”
59%
Agree
18%
Disagree
% of adults
MARCOS C. AQUINO RAMOS ESTRADA ARROYO B. AQUINO DUTERTE
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3529
12
8
+31 NET AGREE: “IT IS DANGEROUS TO PRINT OR
BROADCAST ANYTHING CRITICAL OF THE ADMINISTRATION, EVEN IF IT IS THE TRUTH”: PHILIPPINES, JUN 2019
* % Agree MINUS % Disagree, correctly rounded. Figures may not add up due to rounding errors. Don’t know and
Refused responses are not shown.
Q142. Pakisabi po kung kayo ay sumasang-ayon o hindi sumasang-ayon sa mga statements o pangungusap na ito: “Mapanganib na mag-lathala/mag-print o mag-broadcast ng anumang kritikal sa administrasyon, kahit na ito ay ang
katotohanan.”
% o
f ad
ult
s
Strongly agree
Undecided
Somewhat disagree
Net agree*
+31Somewhat
agree
Strongly disagree
Agree
51%
Disagree
20%
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+57 NET AGREE: “MASS MEDIA IN THE PHILIPPINES HAVE FREEDOM OF
SPEECH, EXPRESSION AND THE PRESS”: PHILIPPINES, JUN 2019
* % Agree MINUS % Disagree, correctly rounded. Figures may not add up due to rounding errors. Don’t know and
Refused responses are not shown.
Q143. Pakisabi po kung kayo ay sumasang-ayon o hindi sumasang-ayon sa mga statements o pangungusap na ito: “Ang mass media sa Pilipinas ay may kalayaan sa pananalita, pagpapahayag at pamahayagan.”
% o
f ad
ult
s
Strongly agree
Undecided
Somewhat disagree
Net agree*
+57Somewhat
agree
Strongly disagree
Agree
67%
Disagree
10%
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2. THE 2019 ELECTIONS
AND SOCIAL MEDIA
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VOTING IRREGULARITIES IN THE MAY 2019 ELECTIONS:
PHILIPPINES, JUN 2019
Note: Don’t know and non-responses are not shown.
Q. Pakisabi po kung ang mga sumusunod na problema ay nangyari dito sa inyong lugar noong eleksyon ng Mayo
13, 2019. Ang mga ito po ba ay inyong NASAKSIHAN MISMO, NARINIG SA MGA MAPAGKAKATIWALAANG TAO O
ULAT NA NANGYARI, HINDI TIYAK KUNG NANGYARI O HINDI NANGYARI, O SIGURADO KAYONG HINDI
NANGYARI?
1
1
1
2
2
10
1
4
3
4
4
15
9
14
14
13
10
16
89
81
82
82
83
59
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Violence on election day
Bribing not to vote
Cheating in vote-count
Flying voters
Harassment of voters
Vote-buying
% of adults
Personally
witnessed it
Heard/read
from reliable
people or
reports that
it happened
Not sure
if it
happened
or not
Sure that
it did not
happen
Base: Total who voted in the last elections
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VOTING IRREGULARITIES IN THE MAY 2019 ELECTIONS:
VOTE-BUYING, PHILIPPINES, JUN 2007 TO JUN 2019
Note: Don’t know and non-responses are not shown.
Q. Pakisabi po kung ang mga sumusunod na problema ay nangyari dito sa inyong lugar noong eleksyon ng
Mayo 2013/2016/2019. Ang mga ito po ba ay inyong Nasaksihan mismo, Narinig sa mga mapagkakatiwalaang
tao o ulat na nangyari, Hindi tiyak kung nangyari o hindi nangyari, o Sigurado kayong hindi nangyari?
Pagbibili ng boto.
10
19
9
15
23
21
16
28
25
59
29
45
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Jun 2019
Jun 2016
Jun 2013
% of adults
Personally
witnessed it
Heard/read
from reliable
people or
reports that
it happened
Not sure
if it
happened
or not
Sure that
it did not
happen
Base: Total who voted in the last elections
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20 18
3826
37 38
33 34
3847
45 4311 15
8 128 7
20 17
8 9 6 715 147 5 3 5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
75%
15%
73%
14%
35%
53% 32%
51%
Jun 2010 Jun 2013
+60 +59 Net *
Very satisfied
UndecidedSomewhat dissatisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Very dissatisfiedJun 2004
+18
Jun 2007 Jun 2019
9%
82%
+19 +68
OVERALL EVALUATION OF THE NATIONWIDE ELECTIONS,
PHILIPPINES, JUN 2004 TO JUN 2019
*Net satisfaction figures (% Very/Somewhat satisfied minus % Somewhat/Very dissatisfied) are correctly rounded.
Note: Blank spaces are Don’t Know and Non-responses.
Q. Gaano po kayo nasisiyahan o hindi nasisiyahan sa pangkalahatang pagsasagawa ng May 13, 2019 na eleksyon dito
sa Pilipinas? (SHOWCARD: Lubos na nasisiyahan, Medyo nasisiyahan, Hindi tiyak kung nasisiyahan o hindi
nasisiyahan, Medyo hindi nasisiyahan, o Lubos na hindi nasisiyahan)
% o
f a
du
lts
Jun 2016
+73
12%
80%
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OPINION ON THE IMPARTIALITY OF THE COMELEC,
PHILIPPINES, JUN 2007, JUN 2013, AND JUN 2019
*Net agreement figures (% Strongly/Somewhat agree minus % Somewhat/Strongly disagree) are correctly rounded.
Note: Blank spaces are Don’t Know responses.
Q. Kayo po ba ay Sang-ayon o Hindi Sang-ayon sa pangungusap na ito: “Ginampanan ng COMELEC ang kanilang
tungkulin na walang pinapaborang kandidato o grupo.” (SHOWCARD: Lubos na sumasang-ayon, Medyo sumasang-
ayon, Hindi tiyak kung sumasang-ayon o hindi sumasang-ayon, Medyo hindi sumasang-ayon, o o Lubos na hindi
sumasang-ayon)
26 3242
31
4037
21
171112
7 510 4 4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
72%
11%22%
57%
Jun 2013
+61 Net*
Strongly agree
Undecided
Somewhat disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly disagree
Jun 2007 Jun 2019
+35 +70
% o
f a
du
lts
10%
79%
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BELIEVABILITY OF THE RESULTS OF THE MAY 13, 2019
ELECTIONS: PHILIPPINES, JUN 2019
Note: Blank spaces are Don’t Know responses. Figures may not add up due to rounding error.
Q. Sa inyong opinyon, Talagang kapani-paniwala, Medyo kapani-paniwala, Medyo hindi kapani-paniwala, o
Talagang hindi kapani-paniwala po ba ang mga opisyal na resulta ng nakaraang halalan sa mga sumusunod
na posisyon?
45 51 58 63
41 37 2626
9 85
65 3
34
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
88%
12%14%
86%
Mayor
Very believable
Somewhat unbelievable
Somewhat believable
Very unbelievable
Senators
Congress
Representative Governor
11%
89%
% o
f a
du
lts
8%
84%
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FREQUENCY OF USING DIFFERENT MEDIA PLATFORMS
FOR NEWS CONSUMPTION, PHILIPPINES, MAR 2019
215 21
60
86
46
1076
16
2910 4
2
55
0
20
40
60
80
100
NEWSPAPER RADIO FACEBOOK TELEVISION
% o
f ad
ult
s
Does not use FacebookNever
Daily
A few days
a week*
Seldom**
Q. NEWSPAPER: Gaano po kayo kadalas nagbabasa ng balita sa diyaryo?
[Araw-araw, Ilang beses sa isang linggo, Linggo-linggo, Hindi man minsan sa isang linggo, Hindi Kailanman]
Q. TELEVISION: Gaano po kayo kadalas manood ng balita sa TV?
[Araw-araw (Mahigit 3 oras, 1-2 oras, Kulang sa 1 oras), Ilang araw sa isang linggo, Bihira, Hindi Kailanman]
Q. RADIO: Gaano po kayo kadalas nakikinig ng balita sa radyo?
[Araw-araw (Mahigit 3 oras, 1-2 oras, Kulang sa 1 oras), Ilang araw sa isang linggo, Bihira, Hindi Kailanman]
Q. FACEBOOK: Gaano po kayo kadalas gumagamit ng FACEBOOK sa pagbabasa ng balita online?
[Araw-araw (Mahigit 3 oras, 1-2 oras, Kulang sa 1 oras), Ilang araw sa isang linggo, Bihira, Hindi Kailanman]
Note: “No Answer” and “Refused” figures are not shown.
* Figure for NEWSPAPER shows “Ilang beses sa isang linggo” responses (2%).
** Figure for NEWSPAPER combines “Linggo-lingo” (2%) and “Hindi man minsan sa isang linggo” (84%) responses
into one “Bihira” figure.
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45
17
7
4 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
FACEBOOK YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TWITTER VIBER
45 % OF ADULTS HAVE FACEBOOK, PHILIPPINES, MAR 2019
% o
f ad
ult
s
Q. Kayo po ba ay personal na miyembro ng mga sumusunod na social media application?
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51
1
2
4
5
6
14
31
USING SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATIONS
FOR POLITICAL/SOCIAL PURPOSES*, PHILIPPINES, MAR 2019
% of adults on social media
Q. IF USER OF SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATION: Ginagamit po ba ninyo ang mga social networking site
tulad ng Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Instagram, Google+ at iba pa upang (ACTIVITY)?
* Political/social activities are listed in the questionnaire for respondents to choose from.
** Proportion who gave responses to the open-ended part of the question: “Iba pa, pakitukoy”
Encourage people to vote
Encourage other people to take action on important political or social issues
Post links to political stories or articles for others to read
Repost content related to political or social issues that was originally posted by someone else
Post own thoughts or comments on political or social issues
Follow any elected officials, candidates for office or other political figures
"Like'' or promote material related to political or social issues that others have posted
Other uses**
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3. QUALITY OF LIFE:
QOL Trends, Poverty,
Hunger, Joblessness
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0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
CHANGE IN PERSONAL QUALITY OF LIFE OVER PAST 12
MONTHS, PHILIPPINES, APR 1983 TO DEC 2019
GAINERS
39%
21%
LOSERS
Q. Kung ikukumpara ang uri ng inyong kasalukuyang pamumuhay sa nakaraang 12 buwan, masasabiba ninyo na ang uri ng inyong pamumuhay ay mas mabuti ngayon kaysa noon, kapareho ng dati, mas masama ngayon kaysa noon?
Gainers: “Mas mabuti ngayon kaysa noon” Losers: “Mas masama ngayon kaysa noon”
1986 1992 1998 2001 2004 2010 2016
MARCOS C. AQUINO RAMOS ESTRADA ARROYO B. AQUINO DUTERTE
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Q.Sa inyong opinyon, ano ang magiging uri ng inyong pamumuhay sa darating na 12 buwan? Masasabi
ba ninyo na ang uri ng inyong pamumuhay ay bubuti, kapareho lang, sasama, o hindi alam?
Optimists: “Bubuti” Pessimists: “Sasama”
EXPECTED CHANGE IN PERSONAL QUALITY OF LIFE IN NEXT 12
MONTHS, PHILIPPINES, APR 1984 TO DEC 2019
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100MARCOS C. AQUINO RAMOS ESTRADA ARROYO B. AQUINO DUTERTE
48%
4%
1986 1992 1998 2001 2004 2010 2016
OPTIMISTS
PESSIMISTS
% of adults
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f fa
milie
s
SELF-RATED POVERTY: FAMILIES WHO ARE “MAHIRAP”,
PHILIPPINES, APR 1983 TO DEC 2019
Self-Rated Poverty Question: Where would you place your family in this card? (Not poor, On the line, Poor)
Note: The PSA figures, which compare income of the year to the official poverty line, are plotted on June.
MARCOS C. AQUINO RAMOS ESTRADA ARROYO B. AQUINO DUTERTE
54%
18.8%
20.0%19.7%
16.5%
1983 1986 1992 1998 2001 2004 2010 2016
10
30
50
70
“Unrefined” pre-2011
“Refined” in 2011
“Refined” w/o Leyte and Batanes
PSA Poverty Statistics:
Self-Rated Poverty
2018:
12.1%
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0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000
2010 2016
SWS MEDIAN SELF-RATED POVERTY THRESHOLD AND
POVERTY GAP (Php/mo), PHILIPPINES, NOV 2010 TO DEC 2019
AQUINO
Q: KUNG MAHIRAP: Upang hindi na masabing mahirap kayo, magkano sa palagay ninyo ang
pinakamababang panggastos sa bahay sa isang buwan na kailangan ng inyong pamilya? Hindi pokasama ang mga gastusin na may kinalaman sa trabaho tulad ng pamasahe.
Q: KUNG MAHIRAP: Sinabi po ninyo na P(MENTION ANSWER IN Q5) ang pinakamababang panggastos sa
bahay sa isang buwan na kailangan ng inyong pamilya upang hindi na masabing mahirap kayo.
Magkano pa po ba ang kulang ninyo sa ngayon?
P12,000
P5,000
DUTERTE
Self-Rated Poverty Threshold
Self-Rated Poverty Gap
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Total
Severe
Moderate
5
10
15
20
Q: In the last 3 months, did it happen even once that your family experienced hunger and not have anything to eat?Moderate: Only once + A few times; Severe: Often + AlwaysNote: Don’t Know and Refused responses are not shown.
TOTAL, MODERATE, AND SEVERE HUNGER,
PHILIPPINES: JUL 1998 – DEC 2019
8.8%
7.3%
1.5%
% o
f h
ou
se
ho
lds
ESTRADA ARROYO AQUINO DUTERTE
1998 2001 2004 2010 2016 2019
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0
10
20
30
40
50
SWS JOBLESSNESS RATE* AND PSA UN- & UNDER-
EMPLOYMENT RATE**, PHILIPPINES, SEP 1993 TO SEP 2019
* % of the Labor Force without a job at present and looking for a job
** % of the Labor Force unemployed and underemployedNote: Year labels are plotted on June of each year.
Sources: Social Weather Surveys and Philippine Statistics Authority
SWS:
17.5%(as of
Sep 2019)
PSA: 16.9%(as of Jul 2019)
RAMOS ESTRADA ARROYO B. AQUINO DUTERTE
PSA un- & under-
employment rate**
15+ years
SWS joblessness*
18+ years
1992 1998 2001 2004 2010 2016
% o
f ad
ult
s i
n lab
or
forc
e
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4. THE BANGSAMORO AUTONOMOUS
REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO
(BARMM) AND MARTIAL LAW IN
MINDANAO
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In Mindanao, relative to non-BARMM, people
in BARMM are more rural, younger, less
educated, and less employed in the formal
sector.
They are poorer but also progressing in QOL.
They are less hopeful -- especially Maranaos --
that Marawi can fully recover.
* * *
The ending of Martial Law in Mindanao was
popular.
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SELF-RATED POVERTY: FAMILIES WHO ARE “MAHIRAP”,
PHILIPPINES, MINDANAO AND BARMM, SEP 2019
Poor On the line Not Poor
% o
f h
ou
seh
old
s
HQ4. ASK HOUSEHOLD HEAD: Where would you place your family in this card? (Not poor, On the line, Poor)
42
53
52
59
30
29
28
36
28
18
20
6
Total Philippines
Total Mindanao
Non-BARMM Areas
BARMM Areas
(Base: Total Households)
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% o
f ad
ult
s
36
41
42
38
38
33
32
40
25
26
27
22
Total Philippines
Total Mindanao
Non-BARMM Areas
BARMM Areas
Gainers Same as before Losers
+11
+15
+15
+16
(Base: Total Adults)
CHANGE IN PERSONAL QUALITY OF LIFE OVER PAST 12 MONTHS,
PHILIPPINES, MINDANAO AND BARMM, SEP 2019
Q1. Comparing your quality of life these days to how it was 12 months ago, would you say that your quality of life is BETTER NOW THAN BEFORE (Gainers), SAME AS BEFORE, or WORSE NOW THAN BEFORE (Losers)?
*Net Gainers = % Gainers MINUS % Losers, correctly rounded. Figures may not add up due to rounding errors.
NOTE: Don’t know and Refused answers are not shown.
Net
Gainers*
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HOPE THAT THE AREAS DAMAGED BY THE ARMED CONFLICT IN
MARAWI CITY CAN FULLY RECOVER, BY AREA, SEP 2019
% o
f ad
ult
s
Very
hopeful
Somewhat
hopeful
Somewhat
not hopefulNot hopeful
at all
46
52
39
49
53
56
39
41
36
47
37
37
35
44
9
8
11
9
7
6
12
3
4
3
4
3
2
6
PH
NCR
Balance Luzon
Visayas
Mindanao
Non-BARMM
BARMM +65
+83
+80
+74
+72
+77
+75
Net*
* Net figures (% Hopeful minus % Not hopeful) correctly rounded. Figures may not add up due to rounding errors.
Q152. Kayo po ba ay TALAGANG UMAASA, MEDYO UMAASA, MEDYO HINDI UMAASA, o TALAGANG HINDI UMAASA na lubusang makakabangon ang mga lugar na nasalanta dulot ng armadong labanan sa Marawi City? (SHOWCARD)
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HOPE THAT THE AREAS DAMAGED BY THE ARMED CONFLICT IN
MARAWI CITY CAN FULLY RECOVER, BY ETHNIC GROUP, SEP 2019
% o
f ad
ult
s
39
55
39
22
33
44
40
41
42
58
12
4
13
24
8
6
1
8
12
2
Total BARMM
Maguindanao
Tausug
Maranao
Others
+27
+59
+89
+65
+81
Very
hopeful
Somewhat
hopeful
Somewhat
not hopefulNot hopeful
at all Net*
(Base: Total BARMM Areas)
* Net figures (% Hopeful minus % Not hopeful) correctly rounded. Figures may not add up due to rounding errors.
Q152. Kayo po ba ay TALAGANG UMAASA, MEDYO UMAASA, MEDYO HINDI UMAASA, o TALAGANG HINDI UMAASA na lubusang makakabangon ang mga lugar na nasalanta dulot ng armadong labanan sa Marawi City? (SHOWCARD)
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f a
du
lts
65% WANT MARTIAL LAW IN MINDANAO TO LAPSE BY END-2019,
PHILIPPINES, DEC 2019
Q128. Sa inyong palagay, ang Martial Law ba sa Mindanao ay dapat matapos sa dulo ng 2019, o palawigin pa nang mas
mahabang panahon? (READ OUT: Ang Martial Law sa Mindanao ay dapat matapos sa dulo ng 2019; Ang Martial Law sa
Mindanao ay dapat palawigin pa nang mas mahabang panahon)
Q129. KUNG DAPAT PALAWIGIN: Saang mga bahagi ng Mindanao dapat pang palawigin ang Martial Law nang mas
mahabang panahon? (SHOWCARD: Sa buong Mindanao; Sa Marawi City at probinsyang Lanao Del Sur; Sa Marawi City,
probinsyang Lanao Del Sur, at iba pang kalapit na probinsya)
65
22
75 1
Martial Law in Mindanao should lapse by end-2019
In all of Mindanao
In Marawi City and the province of Lanao del Sur
Don’t know/No answer
In Marawi City, the province of Lanao del Sur, and nearby provinces
34% Martial Law in Mindanao should be extended for a longer period
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f a
du
lts
+33 NET AGREE that “At present, there is no
more threat that another Marawi-like terrorist attack can
happen anywhere in Mindanao”: PHILIPPINES, DEC 2019
* Net figures (% Agree MINUS % Disagree) are correctly rounded.
Q130. Gaano po kayo sumasang-ayon o hindi sumasang-ayon sa pangungusap na ito: “Sa kasalukuyan, wala nang banta
na ang isa pang pag-atakeng terorista gaya ng sa Marawi ay mangyayari saan man sa Mindanao.” (SHOWCARD: Lubos nasumasang-ayon; Medyo sumasang-ayon; Hindi tiyak kung sumasang-ayon o hindi sumasang-ayon; Medyo hindi
sumasang-ayon; Lubos na hindi sumasang-ayon)
20
2935
9
7 1 Strongly agree
Don’t know/No answer
Somewhat agree
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
49%Agree
16%Disagree
Undecided
Net* = +33
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f a
du
lts
+41 NET AGREE: “From the time that Martial Law was declared in
Mindanao, up to the present, the military has committed very few, if
any, abuses of human rights in Mindanao”: PH, DEC 2019
* Net figures (% Agree MINUS % Disagree) are correctly rounded.
Q131. Gaano po kayo sumasang-ayon o hindi sumasang-ayon sa pangungusap na ito: “Mula noong panahong idineklara
ang Martial Law sa Mindanao, hanggang sa kasalukuyan, ang militar ay kakaunti lamang, kung mayroon man, ang ginawang pang-aabuso sa karapatang pantao sa Mindanao.”
19
36
32
95 Strongly
agree
Somewhat agree
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
55%Agree
14%Disagree
Undecided
Net* = +41
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5. GOVERNANCE
Government Officials
Government Institutions
The Administration’s Report Card
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-60
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100C. AQUINO RAMOS ESTRADA ARROYO B. AQUINO DUTERTE
NET SATISFACTION RATINGS* OF PRESIDENTS:
PHILIPPINES, MAY 1986 TO DEC 2019
*% Satisfied minus % Dissatisfied correctly rounded. Ignores Don’t Know and Refused to Answer responses.Question. Please tell me how satisfied or dissatisfied you are in the performance of [NAME] as President of the Philippines. Are you Very satisfied, Somewhat satisfied, Undecided if satisfied or dissatisfied, Somewhat dissatisfied, Very dissatisfied?
+72Aug 1989
3 ¼ yrs.
Dec 1994
2 ¼ yrs.
No honeymoon
Jun 1999
¾ yr.Jun 2014
3 ¾ yrs.
**
**
+
+
+
+
+
Dec 2019
3 ½ yrs.
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GROWING CONCERN ABOUT PRRD’S HEALTH,
PHILIPPINES, SEP 2018 TO DEC 2019
Note: Don’t know and non-responses are not shown. Figures may not add up due to rounding errors.
Q8: Gaano po kayo nababahala na magkaroon ng mga problema sa kalusugan si Pang. Rodrigo Duterte? Kayo po ba ay…(SHOWCARD: Talagang nababahala, Medyo nababahala, Medyo hindi nababahala, Talagang hindi nababahala)?
Not Worried at all
Somewhat
Not Worried
Worried a great deal
Somewhat Worried
% o
f ad
ult
s
Sep 2018 Dec 2018 Dec 2019Jun 2019
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NET SATISFACTION RATINGS* OF VICE-PRESIDENTS,
PHILIPPINES, OCT 1986 TO SEP 2019
* Net figures (% Satisfied minus % Dissatisfied) correctly rounded.
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
+
+
+
+
+
Robredo+33Estrada
ArroyoGuingona
De Castro
Binay
Laurel
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NET SATISFACTION RATINGS* OF SENATE PRESIDENTS,
PHILIPPINES, APR 1990 TO SEP 2019
* Net figures (% Satisfied minus % Dissatisfied) correctly rounded.
-10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70+
+
+
+
+61Sotto
Drilon
SalongaGonzales
Angara
Gonzales
Gonzales
MacedaDrilon
Ople
N. Pimentel
Drilon
Villar
EnrileFernan
K. Pimentel
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NET SATISFACTION RATINGS* OF SPEAKERS OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, PHILIPPINES, FEB 1990 TO SEP 2019
* Net figures (% Satisfied minus % Dissatisfied) correctly rounded.
-30
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70+
+
+
+
Nograles
Mitra
De VeneciaVillar
Fuentebella
Belmonte
De VeneciaAlvarez
Arroyo
C. AQUINO RAMOS ESTRADA ARROYO B. AQUINO DUTERTE
Cayetano +49
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* Net figures (% Satisfied minus % Dissatisfied) correctly rounded.
NET SATISFACTION RATINGS* OF CHIEF JUSTICES OF THE
SUPREME COURT, PHILIPPINES, OCT 1986 TO SEP 2019
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
+
+
+
Carpio
Panganiban
Teehankee
Fernan Narvasa
Davide
Puno
Corona
SerenoDe Castro
Carpio
Bersamin
+16
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-+20
-+10
+0
+10
+20
+30
+40
+50
+60
+70
+80
+90
+100
-
NET* SATISFACTION RATINGS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES: PHILIPPINES, SEP 1988 TO SEP 2019
* Net ratings = % Satisfied minus % Dissatisfied. (Survey Data: Social Weather Stations surveys).
Senate+56
+43House of Rep.
[INS-RATE.PRS]
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* Net ratings = % Satisfied minus % Dissatisfied. Survey Data: Social Weather Stations surveys.
NET* SATISFACTION RATINGS OF THE SUPREME COURT:
PHILIPPINES, NOV 1990 TO SEP 2019
SupremeCourt+41
[INS-RATE.PRS]
-+10
+0
+10
+20
+30
+40
+50
+60
+70
+80
+90
+100
-
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* Net ratings = % Satisfied minus % Dissatisfied. Survey Data: Social Weather Stations surveys.
NET* SATISFACTION RATINGS OF THE CABINET AS A WHOLE:
PHILIPPINES, NOV 1990 TO SEP 2019
Cabinet
+35
[INS-RATE.PRS]
-+30
-+20
-+10
+0
+10
+20
+30
+40
+50
+60
+70
+80
+90
+100
-
-
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* Net figures (% Satisfied minus % Dissatisfied) correctly rounded.
SATISFACTION WITH THE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
ON SPECIFIC ISSUES: PHILIPPINES, DEC 2018 TO SEP 2019 (1/2)
Overall performance rating +66 +72 +73 +67
Helping the poor +68 +72 +70 +62
Reconstructing Marawi City +58
Providing information needed by the citizens to
properly examine what the government is doing +54
Having clear policies +40 [Jun18] +53
Fighting terrorism +55 +58 +55 +49
Developing a healthy economy +27 [Sep98] +48
Protecting the freedom of the press +56 +47
Acting according to what the people want +23 [Mar11] +44
Fighting crimes +44 +48 +50 +43
Reconciling with Muslim rebels +43 +44 +46 +40
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
Very Good
Very Good
Good
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Foreign relations +38 +41 +52 +39
Reconciling with communist rebels +39 +45 +43 +38
Eradicating graft and corruption +42 +41 +39 +32
Recovering ill-gotten wealth of former Pres. Marcos
and his cronies +41 +30
Defending Philippine sovereignty in
the West PH Sea +40 +40 +34 +30
Ensuring that no family will ever be hungry +28 +37 +34 +28
Fighting inflation +14 +22 +14 +5
SATISFACTION WITH THE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
ON SPECIFIC ISSUES: PHILIPPINES, DEC 2018 TO SEP 2019 (2/2)
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
Good (cont.)
Moderate
Neutral
* Net figures (% Satisfied minus % Dissatisfied) correctly rounded.
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-+60
-+50
-+40
-+30
-+20
-+10
+0
+10
+20
+30
+40
+50
+60
+70
+80
+90
+100
-
-
-
* Net figures (% Satisfied minus % Dissatisfied) correctly rounded.
NET* SATISFACTION WITH GENERAL PERFORMANCE OF THE
NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION: PHILIPPINES, FEB 1989 – SEP 2019
+67
VG
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Net*
Satisfaction
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-+60
-+50
-+40
-+30
-+20
-+10
+0
+10
+20
+30
+40
+50
+60
+70
+80
+90
+100
-
-
-
NET* SATISFACTION WITH THE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
ON FIGHTING INFLATION: PHILIPPINES, NOV 1991 – SEP 2019
* Net figures (% Satisfied minus % Dissatisfied) correctly rounded.
C. AQUINO RAMOS ESTRADA ARROYO B. AQUINO DUTERTE
+5
N
Net*
Satisfaction
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6. THE WAR ON ILLEGAL DRUGSVice-Pres. Robredo in ICAD
Human Rights Abuses
Ninja Cops
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+28 NET AGREE: “The removal as ICAD Co-Chairperson of Vice-Pres.
Leni Robredo, who is in the political opposition and has been a critic of
the administration’s war on illegal drugs, is an admission by the
administration that its war is failing”: PHILIPPINES, DEC 2019
*Net figures (% Agree minus % Disagree) are correctly rounded. Don’t know and No answer responses are not shown.
Q86: Gaano po kayo SUMASANG-AYON o HINDI SUMASANG-AYON sa pangungusap na ito: ‘‘Ang pagtanggal bilang Co-Chairperson
ng ICAD kay Vice-Pres. Leni Robredo, na miyembro ng oposisyon at kritiko ng giyera laban sa illegal na droga o ‘war on illegal drugs’
ng administrasyon, ay isang pag-amin ng administrasyon na ang giyera nito ay nabibigo.”? (SHOW CARD: LUBOS NA SUMASANG-
AYON, MEDYO SUMASANG-AYON, HINDI TIYAK KUNG SUMASANG-AYON O HINDI, MEDYO SUMASANG-AYON O LUBOS NA HINDI
SUMASANG-AYON))
18
3130
11
10 Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
49%Agree
21%Disagree
Undecided
Net*= +28
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30
25
8
7
+45 NET AGREE that “As Co-Chairperson of the ICAD, Vice-Pres.
Leni Robredo had the right to see the list of High Value Targets
(HVT) involved in the illegal drug trade in the Philippines”:
PHILIPPINES, DEC 2019
*Net figures (% Agree minus % Disagree) correctly rounded. Don’t know and No answer responses are not shown. Figures may not
add up due to rounding error.
Q90. Gaano po kayo SUMASANG-AYON o HINDI SUMASANG-AYON sa pangungusap na ito: “Noong siya ay Co-Chairperson ng Inter-
Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), si Vice-Pres. Leni Robredo ay may karapatan na Makita ang listahan ng mga High
Value Target (HVT) na sangkot sa illegal na bentahan ng droga dito sa Pilipinas.”?
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
Undecided
15%Disagree
60%Agree
Net* = +45
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FEW THINK THE POLICE ARE TELLING THE TRUTH THAT THE
SUSPECTS THEY KILLED REALLY FOUGHT BACK
(“NANLABAN”): PHILIPPINES, DEC 2016 TO SEP 2019
* Net figures (% Telling the truth minus % Not telling the truth) correctly rounded. Refused, Don’t know, and No answer responses are not shown.
Q85. Sa kampanya ng gobyerno laban sa illegal na droga, ang kapulisan po ba ay … (SHOWCARD) nagsasabi ng totoo naang napapatay nilang suspect ay talagang nanlaban sa kanila? [TALAGANG NAGSASABI NG TOTOO, MALAMANG NAGSASABI NG TOTOO, HINDI TIYAK KUNG NAGSASABI NG TOTOO O HINDI, MALAMANG HINDI NAGSASABI NG TOTOO, O TALAGANG HINDI NAGSASABI NG TOTOO]
% o
f ad
ult
s
Definitely telling
the truth
Probably telling
the truth
Undecided
Probably not
telling the truth
Definitely not
telling the truth Net*
- 1
- 8
- 3
-20
0
0
8
10
10
9
5
9
6
9
18
19
17
17
13
16
18
19
45
43
44
47
45
48
44
42
16
15
16
14
19
16
17
13
13
13
12
13
19
12
14
16
Sep 2019
Jun 2019
Dec 2018
Jun 2018
Sep 2017
Jun 2017
Mar 2017
Dec 2016
+1- 3
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76% SEE “MANY” HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, SUCH AS
EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS OR EJKS, IN THE COURSE OF THE
ADMIN’S WAR ON ILLEGAL DRUGS: PHILIPPINES, DEC 2019
Note: Don’t know and No answer responses are not shown. Figures may not add up due to rounding error.
Q89. Sa pagtakbo ng giyera ng administrasyon laban sa illegal na droga o ‘war on illegal drugs’, masasabi ba ninyo na ang bilang ng mga pang-
aabuso sa karapatang pantao, halimbawa ang pagpatay sa labas ng batas o Extrajudicial Killings o EJKs, ay… (SHOWCARD: NAPAKARAMI, MEDYO
MARAMI, KAUNTI LANG, o NAPAKAKAUNTI)?
33
42
21
3
Very many
Somewhat many
Very few
Only a few
76%Many
24%Few
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26
34
25
87
+45 NET AGREE: “The government should not block the investigation of international groups, like the United Nations, into
the killing by the Philippine police of so many drug suspects who supposedly fought back”: PHILIPPINES, JUN 2019
* % Agree MINUS % Disagree, correctly rounded. Figures may not add up due to rounding errors.
Q145. Pakisabi po kung kayo ay sumasang-ayon o hindi sumasang-ayon sa mga statements o pangungusap na ito:
“Hindi dapat hadlangan ng gobyerno ang pag-iimbestiga ng mga grupong internasyonal, kagaya ng United Nations, sapagpatay ng mga Pilipinong pulis sa napakaraming drug suspek na diumano ay nanlaban sa kanila.”
% o
f ad
ult
s
Strongly agree
Undecided
Somewhat disagree
Net agree*
+45
Somewhat agree
Strongly disagree
Agree
60%
Disagree
15%
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21
34
24
11
9
+36 NET AGREE WITH THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS
COUNCIL INVESTIGATION ON THE WAR ON ILLEGAL DRUGS:
PHILIPPINES, DEC 2019
Strongly agree
Somewhat agree
Strongly disagree
Somewhatdisagree
Undecided
*Net figures (% Agree minus % Disagree) correctly rounded. Don’t know and No answer responses are not shown. Figures may not
add up due to rounding error.
Q92. Gaano po kayo SUMASANG-AYON o HINDI SUMASANG-AYON sa hakbang na ito ng United Nations Human Rights Council? Kayo
po ba ay LUBOS NA SUMASANG-AYON, MEDYO SUMASANG-AYON, HINDI TIYAK KUNG SUMASANG-AYON O HINDI, MEDYO HINDI
SUMASANG-AYON, LUBOS NA HINDI SUMASANG-AYON?
20%Disagree
56%Agree
Net* = +36
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% o
f a
du
lts
VERY STRONG BELIEF THAT THERE ARE “NINJA COPS”, OR
POLICE WHO ALLEGEDLY SELL ILLEGAL DRUGS THAT THEY
CONFISCATE, PHILIPPINES, DEC 2019
Q94. Kayo po ba ay NANINIWALA o HINDI NANINIWALA sa akusasyon na may mga pulis na “ninja cops” o mga pulis na di-
umano’y nagbebenta ng mga illegal na droga na kanilang nakukumpiska sa kanilang mga operasyon? (SHOWCARD: Lubos
na naniniwala; Medyo naniniwala; Hindi tiyak kung naniniwala o hindi; Medyo hindi naniniwala; Lubos na hindi naniniwala)
46
32
15
4 3
Strongly believe
Undecided
Strongly do not believe7%
Do not believe
Somewhat do not believe
Somewhat believe
78%Believe
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BELIEF THAT FORMER PNP CHIEF OSCAR ALBAYALDE IS A
PROTECTOR OF “NINJA COPS”: PHILIPPINES, DEC 2019
Note: Those who Refused (0.1%) are not shown.
Q95. Kayo po ba ay NANINIWALA o HINDI NANINIWALA sa akusasyon na si dating PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde ay protektor
ng mga “ninja cops” o mga pulis na di-umano’y nagbebenta ng mga illegal na droga na kanilang nakukumpiska sakanilang mga operasyon? (SHOWCARD: Lubos na naniniwala; Medyo naniniwala; Hindi tiyak kung naniniwala o hindi;
Medyo hindi naniniwala; Lubos na hindi naniniwala)
20
3037
67 Strongly
believe
Undecided
Strongly do not believe
13%Do not believe
Somewhat do not believe
Somewhat believe
50%Believe
% o
f a
du
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% o
f a
du
lts
67% SEE “MANY“ MEMBERS OF THE POLICE FORCE
AS “NINJA COPS”?: PHILIPPINES, DEC 2019
Q96. Sa inyong palagay, gaano karami sa mga miyembro ng kapulisan ang “ninja cops” o mga pulis na di-umano’y
nagbebenta ng mga illegal na droga na kanilang nakukumpiska sa kanilang mga operasyon? (SHOWCARD: Talagang
madami; Medyo madami; Kaunti lang; Halos wala)
23
44
28
3 1Very many
Almost none
A little
Somewhat many
Don’t know/Refused
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7. PUBLIC SAFETY:Crime victimization
Neighborhood fears
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CRIME VICTIMIZATION OF ANY FAMILY MEMBER WITHIN
THE PAST 6 MONTHS, PHILIPPINES, FEB 1989 TO SEP 2019
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Break-in, 2.6%
Physicalviolence, 0.5%
Carnap, 0.3%
Pick-pocket/Robbery, 3.4%
Q104-107: Nais po naming malaman ang karanasan ninyo at ng iba pang miyembro ng inyong pamilyang nakatira dito, tungkol sa krimen. Nitong nakaraang 6 buwan, kayo po ba o kahit na sinong miyembro ng inyong pamilya ay nagingbiktima ng… (SHUFFLE CARDS)?
% o
f h
ou
se
ho
lds
1989 1992 1998 2001 2004 2010 2016 2019
5
10
15
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0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
'85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 19
NEIGHBORHOOD FEARS, PHILIPPINES,
JUN 1985 TO SEP 2019
MARCOS C. AQUINO RAMOS ESTRADA ARROYO B. AQUINO DUTERTE
% f
ea
rfu
l
Percentage of those who agree with the statement "In this neighborhood, ... * “people are usually afraid that robbers might break into their houses.”; ** “people are usually afraid to walk in the streets at night because it is not safe.”; *** “there are already very many people addicted to banned drugs.”
59%*
38%***
47%**
Fear of burglary – STAYS HIGH
“Many drug addicts” - DOWN
Unsafe streets - STEADY
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73% SAY THE NUMBER OF ILLEGAL DRUG USERS HAS FALLEN
SINCE DUTERTE BECAME PRESIDENT: PHILIPPINES, DEC 2019
Note: Don’t know and No answer responses are not shown. Figures may not add up due to rounding error.
Q88: Kumpara noong Hulyo 2016, noong naging Pangulo si Rodrigo Duterte, masasabi ba ninyo na ang kasalukuyang dami ng mga
gumagamit ng illegal na droga ay TUMAAS NANG MALAKI, TUMAAS NANG KAUNTI, HINDI NAGBAGO, BUMABA NANG KAUNTI, o
BUMABA NANG MALAKI?
28
46
12
86
It has fallen
a lot
Stayed
the same
It has fallen
somewhat
It has risen somewhat
It has risen a lot
73%It has fallen
14%It has risen
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+82 NET AGREE THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD ASSERT ITS
RIGHT TO THE ISLANDS IN THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA:
PHILIPPINES, JUN 2019
59 28 9 32
"The Philippine governmentshould assert its right to the
islands in the West PhilippineSea as stipulated in the 2016decision of the Permanent
Court of Arbitration."
Strongly agreeSomewhat
agree
Undecided
Somewhat disagree
Stronglydisagree
Net*
+82
* Net Agree (% Agree minus % Disagree) correctly rounded. Figures may not add up due to rounding errors.
Q. Gaano po kayo SUMASANG-AYON o HINDI SUMASANG-AYON sa pangungusap na ito: ‘‘Dapat igiit ng pamahalaan ng
PIlipinas ang karapatan nito sa mga isla ng West Philippine Sea ayon sa isinasaad sa 2016 na desisyon ng Permanent
Court of Arbitration.”? (Lubos na sumasang-ayon, Medyo sumasang-ayon, Hindi tiyak kung sumasang-ayon o hindi, Medyohindi sumasang-ayon, o Lubos na hindi sumasang-ayon)
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+81 NET AGREE THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD APPREHEND
CHINESE FISHERMEN CAUSING THE DESTRUCTION OF MARINE
RESOURCES IN THE WPS: PHILIPPINES, JUN 2019
63 24 8 32
"The government shouldarrest and prosecute Chinese
fishermen causing thedestruction of marineresources in the West
Philippine Sea."
Strongly agreeSomewhat
agree
Undecided
Somewhat disagree
Stronglydisagree
Net*
+81
Q. Gaano po kayo SUMASANG-AYON o HINDI SUMASANG-AYON sa pangungusap na ito: ‘‘Dapat arestuhin at usigin ng
pamahalaan ang mga mangingisdang Tsino na sumisira sa yamang dagat sa West Philippine Sea.”? (Lubos na sumasang-
ayon, Medyo sumasang-ayon, Hindi tiyak kung sumasang-ayon o hindi, Medyo hindi sumasang-ayon, o Lubos na hindisumasang-ayon)
* Net Agree (% Agree minus % Disagree) correctly rounded. Figures may not add up due to rounding errors.
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GREAT IMPORTANCE OF GETTING BACK CONTROL OF THE
ISLANDS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY CHINA IN THE WEST
PHILIPPINE SEA: PHILIPPINES, JUN 2018 TO JUN 2019
*Net Important (% Important minus % Not important) correctly rounded.
Note: Blank spaces are Don’t Know and No Answer responses.
Q. Sa inyong palagay, importante po ba para sa inyo na maibalik ang kontrol sa Pilipinas ang mga islang kasalukuyang
inookupahan ng China sa West Philippine Sea? Masasabi po ba ninyo na ito ay… (SHOWCARD: Talagang importante;
Medyo importante; Hindi tiyak kung importante o hindi; Medyo hindi importante; Talagang hindi importante)?
69
72
72
74
18
15
17
19
11
10
7
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Jun 2018
Sep 2018
Dec 2018
Jun 2019
Very importantSomewhat
important
Undecided
Somewhat not important
Not at all important
Net*
+91
+87
+85
+85
% of adults
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80
86
93
92
19
16
12
11
19
13
6
8
81
84
88
89
Jun 2018
Sep 2018
Dec 2018
Jun 2019
Jun 2018
Sep 2018
Dec 2018
Jun 2019
WHAT’S RIGHT AND NOT RIGHT FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO DO
TO RESOLVE THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA CONFLICT:
PHILIPPINES, JUN 2018 TO JUN 2019 (1/2)
“Leave China alone with its
infrastructures and military
presence in the claimed
territories”
“Strengthen the military
capability of the Philippines,
especially the Navy”
Right Not Right
Note: Don’t Know and No Answer figures are not shown.
Q. Ang [ACTIVITY] ba ay Tama o Hindi Tama na pamamaraan na gawin ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas upangmalutas ang pagtatalo ng Pilipinas at Tsina tungkol sa West Philippine Sea?
% of adults
-- Not Right
-- Right
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74
71
77
83
25
28
23
17
Jun 2018
Sep 2018
Dec 2018
Jun 2019
Right
Not
Right
“Refer the issue to
international organizations like
the UN or ASEAN for a
diplomatic and peaceful
negotiation with China about
the claimed territories”
“Form alliances with other
countries that are ready to help
us in defending our security in
the West Philippine Sea”
84 16Jun 2019
Note: Don’t Know and No Answer figures are not shown.
Q. Ito ba… ay Tama o Hindi Tama na pamamaraan na gawin ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas upang malutas angpagtatalo ng Pilipinas at Tsina tungkol sa West Philippine Sea?
WHAT’S RIGHT AND NOT RIGHT FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO DO
TO RESOLVE THE WEST PHILIPPINE SEA CONFLICT:
PHILIPPINES, JUN 2018 TO JUN 2019 (2/2)
% of adults
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27
2228
10
76
+32 NET AGREE THAT “The suit filed by Albert Del Rosario and Conchita
Carpio-Morales in the ICC against Chinese Pres. Xi Jinping for wrongful destruction of the livelihood of Filipino fisherman shows the world that
China should leave the islands it occupied in the West Philippine Sea”: PHILIPPINES, MAR 2019
* % Agree MINUS % Disagree, correctly rounded. Figures may not add up due to rounding errors.
Q124. Pakisabi po kung kayo ay sumasang-ayon o hindi sumasang-ayon sa mga statements o pangungusap na ito:
“Ang paghabla sa ICC ni Albert Del Rosario at Conchita Carpio-Morales, dating opisyales ng PH government, laban kay Xi Jinping, Pangulo ng Tsina, tungkol sa walang-karapatang paninira ng Tsina sa hanapbuhay ng mga mangingisdang
Pilipino ay nagpapakita sa mundo na dapat umalis ang Tsina sa mga islang inokupa nya sa West Philippine Sea.”
% o
f ad
ult
s
Strongly agree
Undecided
Somewhat disagree
Net agree*
+32
Somewhat agree
Strongly disagree
Agree
49%
Disagree
17%
Don’t know/Refused
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9. FOREIGN RELATIONS
Trust in Other Countries
Foreign Chinese in the PHL
Relations with the U.S.
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-+60
-+50
-+40
-+30
-+20
-+10
+0
+10
+20
+30
+40
+50
+60
+70
+80
+90
+100
-
-
-
NET* TRUST IN THE U.S., CANADA, NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, AND CHINA: PHILIPPINES, UP TO SEP 2019
* Net trust (% Much trust minus % Little trust) correctly rounded.
CHN, -33
RAMOS ESTRADA ARROYO B. AQUINO DUTERTE
USA, +72
JPN, +35
AUS, +37
CHN
USA
JPN
AUS
Net* Trust
CAN, +46NZL, +38
NZL
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-+70
-+60
-+50
-+40
-+30
-+20
-+10
+0
+10
+20
+30
+40
+50
+60
+70
+80
+90
+100
-
-
-
NET* TRUST IN MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE, THAILAND, INDONESIA, AND VIETNAM: PHILIPPINES, UP TO SEP 2019
* Net trust (% Much trust minus % Little trust) correctly rounded.
RAMOS ESTRADA ARROYO B. AQUINO DUTERTE
Net* Trust
SGP, +26
VNM, net 0
MYS, +34
MYS
VNM
SGP,
IDN, +18IDN
THA, +19THA
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25
44
HOW MANY FOREIGN CHINESE ARE WORKING
IN YOUR LOCALITY? PH, SEP 2019
A few
Somewhat
many
Very many
Note: Don’t know and Non-responses are not shown.
Q74. Gaano po kadami ang mga dayuhang Instik na nagtatrabaho sa inyong lugar? Ang mga ito po ba ay… Napakarami,
Medyo marami, Mga ilan lang, o Halos wala (SHOWCARD)
31%
ManyAlmost none
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39
19
11
Q75. Gaano po kayo nababahala sa pagdami ng mga dayuhang Intsik na nagta-trabaho dito sa Pilipinas? Kayo po ba
ay… Talagang nababahala, Medyo nababahala, Medyo hindi nababahala, Talagang hindi nababahala (SHOWCARD)?
Not worried
at all
Not too
worried
Somewhat
worried
70%
Worried
30%
Not worried
% o
f ad
ult
s
70% WORRY ABOUT THE INCREASING NUMBER OF FOREIGN
CHINESE WORKING IN THE PHILIPPINES: PH, SEP 2019
Worried a
great deal
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2521
14
13
+25 NET AGREE that ‘‘THE INCREASING NUMBER OF FOREIGN
CHINESE WORKING HERE IN THE PHILIPPINES IS A THREAT TO
THE COUNTRY'S OVERALL SECURITY’’: PH, SEP 2019
*Net agreement figures (% Agree minus % Disagree) are correctly rounded.
Q76. Gaano po kayo SUMASANG-AYON o HINDI SUMASANG-AYON sa pangungusap na ito: “Ang pagdami ng mga
dayuhang Intsik na nagtatrabaho dito sa Pilipinas ay isang banta sa kabuuang seguridad ng bansa.”?
Somewhat
disagree
Strongly
disagree
Somewhat
agree
Strongly
agree
Undecided if
agree or not
Agree
52%
Net*
+25
Disagree
27%
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DISAGREEMENT THAT “Most of what the Chinese
government wants to happen in the Philippines is good
for the Filipinos”: PHILIPPINES, DEC 2018
* % Agree MINUS % Disagree, correctly rounded. Figures may not add up due to rounding errors.
Q. Pakisabi po kung kayo ay sumasang-ayon o hindi sumasang-ayon sa mga statements o pangungusap na ito:
“Karamihan sa mga nais mangyari ng gobyernong Tsina dito sa Pilipinas ay nakabubuti sa mga Pilipino.”
7
19
29
22
22
1
% o
f a
du
lts
Strongly agree
Undecided
Somewhat
disagree Net*
-17
Somewhat agree
Strongly
disagree Agree 27%
Disagree
44%
Don’t know/Refused
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POSITIVE FEELINGS THAT “Most of what the US government
wants to happen in the Philippines is good for the Filipinos”:
PHILIPPINES, 1985-2005
* % Agree MINUS % Disagree, correctly rounded. Figures may not add up due to rounding errors. Blank spaces are
Don’t Know and Refused responses.
Q. Pakisabi po kung kayo ay sumasang-ayon o hindi sumasang-ayon sa mga statements o pangungusap na ito: “Karamihan sa mga nais mangyari ng gobyernong Amerikano dito sa Pilipinas ay nakabubuti sa mga Pilipino.”
51 56 5436 34 31 32
42 37 40 40 40 39 42 3746 43 41
5139
33 24 27
38 47 52 4332 40 37 36 36 39 35
3731
21 30 1728
1616 18
2220 17
23 24 21 22 23 24 21 21 25 22
2627 29 30
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
% o
f a
du
lts
Net agreement*
Undecided
Agree
Disagree
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WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT TO THE PHILIPPINES -- RELATIONS
WITH THE UNITED STATES OR WITH CHINA?
PHILIPPINES, SEP 2019
78
5
12
4
% o
f ad
ult
s
Relations with the U.S.
Both are important*
Relations with China
* Volunteered response. Refused responses (0.2%) are not shown. Figures may not add up due to rounding errors.
Q116: Sa inyong palagay, anong relasyon ang mas importante sa Pilipinas? (SHUFFLE CARD) (Relasyon ng Pilipinas sa
Estados Unidos/United States of America; Relasyon ng Pilipinas sa China/Tsina)
Don’t know/Refused
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30
30
6 3
+ 52 NET BELIEF THAT THE U.S WILL DEFEND THE PHILIPPINES
IN CASE OF INVASION BY ANOTHER COUNTRY: PH, JUN 2018
Strongly
believe
Somewhat believe
Undecided
Strongly not believe
Somewhat not believe
61% Believe
9%
Not believe
* Net figures (%Believe minus % Not Believe ) are correctly rounded. Figures may not add up due to rounding error.
Q131. Gaano po kayo NANINIWALA O HINDI NANINIWALA na ipagtatanggol ng Estados Unidos ang Pilipinas kapag
sinalakay tayo ng ibang bansa? Masasabi po ba ninyo na kayo ay… (SHOWCARD)) (LUBOS NA NANINIWALA, MEDYO NANINIWALA, HINDI TIYAK KUNG NANINIWALA O HINDI, MEDYO HINDI NANINIWALA, LUBOS NA HINDI NANINIWALA )
Net* +52
% o
f ad
ult
s
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SUMMARY-1
1 The people say they feel free to speak, and
are aware of the risk of doing so.
2 The 2019 election was favorably reviewed.
3 The people’s well-being continues its
progress since 2014; but official figures
understate the economic deprivation.
4 BARMM fares very poorly relative to other
areas, and deserves regular statistics.
5 Satisfaction with governance is generally
high, continuing the trend since 2010.
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SUMMARY-2
6 The removal of VP Robredo from ICAD was
an admission of failure of the War on Illegal
Drugs; human rights abuses are many; few
accept “nanlaban”; ninja cops abound;
help from international orgs is welcome.
7 Safety of homes and streets is unchanged.
But illegal drug usage is noticeably less.
8 The people demand forceful resistance to
Chinese moves in the West Philippine Sea.
9 The people reject the policy “pivot” towards
China and prefer continuance of traditional
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