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44 pct of Filipinos expect quality of life to improve in 2026: survey
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey reveals that 44% of adult Filipinos anticipate an improvement in their quality of life in 2026, maintaining a "very high" net personal optimism score of +36.
This score is a slight increase from the +35 recorded in September 2025, driven by minor gains in Mindanao and Balance Luzon, with a slight decrease in Metro Manila.
Net personal optimism remains very high among both women and men, with slight changes from the previous quarter.
Optimism is excellent among 18-24-year-olds (+54) and 25-34-year-olds (+41), though the survey notes a general decline with age.
The survey, conducted from November 24 to 30, involved 1,200 adults nationwide with a margin of error of ±3%.
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