Notwithstanding the implementation of martial law in Mindanao, the country’s second largest island still recorded the highest data of those Filipinos who expect a happy Christmas in the country. According to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, 84% Filipinos living in Mindanao said that they expect a happy Christmas. ADVERTISEMENT“In 2017, expectations of happy Christmas is 84% in Mindanao, followed by 80% in Visayas and 75% in Balance Luzon,” the polling agency survey results showed on Saturday evening. “Compared to 2016, expectations of happy Christmas improved in Mindanao, Visayas and NCR, but hardly changed in Balance Luzon,” SWS said. The survey was conducted from Dec 8- 16, and Filipinos who said that they expect a “happy” Christmas increased to 77%, from 73% in 2016.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 24, 2017 12:33 UTC