According to the survey, conducted from July 3 to 6 among 1,555 Filipinos at least 18 years old across the country, 30 percent expected the situation to stay the same while 36 percent expected life to get worse. Only a fourth of the respondents, or 26 percent, were optimistic enough to expect their quality of life to improve in the next 12 months. “We hope to revitalize the economy and stimulate growth for the betterment of the lives of our people,” he added. Net optimism is lower among those whose families experienced involuntary hunger at “very low” -28 than among those whose families did not at “low” -5. Those who did not receive financial assistance from the government got a lower net optimism score at “very low” -12 than those who got financial assistance at “low” -9.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 22, 2020 20:37 UTC