MANILA, Philippines — The happiness and satisfaction with life scores of Filipinos plunged to their lowest since 2014, a December 2018 survey by the Social Weather Stations released Sunday revealed. The SWS poll, conducted from December 16 to 19, 2019, showed that despite the percentage drop, a large number of Filipinos are generally happy and satisfied with their lives. Meanwhile, the SWS poll also showed that 82 percent of Filipinos are "very/fairly satisfied" with the lives they lead. According to the SWS survey, happiness was recorded the highest in Mindanao at 89 percent while the unhappiness score was highest in Metro Manila at 17 percent. They were asked if they consider their lives happy and satisfied as a whole.

Source: Philippine Star March 17, 2019 05:32 UTC