MANILA, Philippines — A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Tuesday showed 79 percent of Filipinos are expecting a “happy” Christmas this year — the highest since 2002. The holiday optimism rating is only 3 percent behind the record-high 82 percent in 2002, but it’s higher than the 77 percent rating in 2017. ADVERTISEMENTTwo percent of Filipinos, meanwhile, are expecting a sad Christmas this year. The expectation of a happy Christmas is highest in the Visayas at 82 percent, followed by Mindanao at 80 percent, Balance Luzon at 79 percent, and Metro Manila at 70 percent. Better to give than to receiveMeanwhile, 76 percent of Filipinos said it would be “better to give” rather than to receive this Christmas.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 24, 2019 09:22 UTC