Presidential Spokesman touts ‘happy’ survey, says Filipinos ‘feel safer’

Posted by watchmen
March 30, 2017
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By Paulo Loreto Lim

Following a December 2016 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey that found 91 percent of Filipinos surveyed consider themselves “happy,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella touted the results, calling it, “The highest score in 20 years.”
“Around this time, the economy of the Philippines is on the upswing at 6.6 percent during the last quarter,” he explained. “People likewise feel safer and more secure with more than eight out of 10 Filipinos attributing this to the president’s anti-drug war.”
He also took a swipe at the detractors of President Rodrigo Duterte, saying the survey results illustrate the views of the public.
“The administration’s drug war is well-received by the people on the ground, in sharp contrast to the gloom and hopelessness depicted by the president’s critics,” he asserted.
The survey found 46 percent of people consider themselves “very happy,” while 45 percent said they were “fairly happy.”/WDJ

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