FEWER Filipinos expect their lives and the country’s economy to improve in the next 12 months, according to the latest poll by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

SWS said its third-quarter poll showed a net personal optimism of +41, a point lower than in the previous quarter. The net score means 46% of Filipinos thought their personal lives would improve. Only 5% of Filipinos were pessimistic about their personal lives.

Net economic optimism also fell to +28 in September from +33, SWS said. The poll showed 41% of Filipinos thought the economy would improve in the next 12 months. Only 12% said it would worsen.

The poll also found that 36% of Filipinos said their lives had improved, while 25% said their lives worsened in the past 12 months.

SWS interviewed 1,800 adults for the poll, which had an error margin of ±2.3 points. — Gillian M. Cortez

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