45% of Filipinos believe quality of life will improve in 2024

Pedestrians go about their day at the corner of Natividad Lopez Street and Taft Avenue in Ermita, Manila (PNA photo by Yancy Lim)

By Gabriela Baron

About 45% of Filipinos believe their quality of life will improve in 2024, based on the latest poll released by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

The poll found that 45% of adult Filipinos said their quality of life will improve in the next 12 months, with 42% saying it will stay the same.

Meanwhile, 6% said it will worsen and 7% did not provide an answer.

The same poll also found that 9.8% of Filipino families or an estimated 2.7 million experienced “involuntary hunger” at least once in the past three months.

The survey was conducted among 1,200 adults nationwide on March 26 to 29. – cf

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