This translates to a net optimism score of -10, which the polling firm classified as “very low” and considered a slight improvement from the record-low -18 in May. “The 36 percent pessimists in July 2020 is the second highest proportion in the 37-year series,” SWS said. Compared to the May results, net optimism improved in all areas except in Balance Luzon — -5 in July from -4 two months before. The Visayas followed, -28 in July from -37 in May, and Metro Manila to -9 from -16. By job status, net optimism hardly differed among those who have jobs (-9) and those without (-10).

Source: Manila Times August 22, 2020 16:16 UTC