MANILA, Philippines — Forty-four percent of Filipinos believe that the worst phase of the COVID-19 pandemic is already behind, according to a survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS), the results of which was released on Tuesday. “Since the May 2020 survey, tighter community quarantine has been re-instated in Cebu City, reverting from General Community Quarantine (GCQ) to Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), and Leyte, reverting from Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) to GCQ. Cebu City, which is located in Cebu province in Central Visayas, is still under an enhanced community quarantine due to its rising number of cases. At least 53 percent of those who were pessimistic were college graduates, 49 percent were junior high school graduates, 40 percent were elementary school graduates, and 37 percent are non-elementary school graduates. “Conversely, those who said ‘the worst is behind us’ were highest among non-elementary graduates (53%), followed by elementary graduates (51%), junior high school graduates (43%), and college graduates (38%),” the SWS added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 07, 2020 18:56 UTC