MANILA, Philippines — Fewer Filipinos are welcoming 2019 with hope than when the country ushered in 2018, the latest Social Weather Stations poll showed. The number is 4 percent points lower than last year, where 96 percent—a record high—of Filipinos were hopeful for the new year. This is 16 percentage points lower than in 2017 when the region posted 95 percent. The number fell by 7 percentage points from 97 percent in 2017 and is also the lowest since the 88 percent posted in 2007. Meanwhile, 92 percent of Class D or the “masa” are hopeful for 2019, but this number also showed a decline from 96 percent in 2017.

Source: Philippine Star December 31, 2018 08:02 UTC