More Filipinos remain optimistic that their lives as well as the country’s economy would get better in 2018, according to a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. The SWS survey disclosed that 49% of Filipino adults expect their personal quality of life to get better in 2018 while 3% expect theirs to get worse, resulting into a “record-high” net personal optimism of +46. ‘Excellent’ optimism on economyAt the same time, the SWS said 52% of Filipinos were optimistic the country’s economy would get better, while 9% said it would decline, resulting into a +42 net optimism on the economy. Net optimism among Filipinos in all areas of the country also remained “excellent,” or +20 and above, the SWS said. The SWS said net optimism about the economy has been “excellent” since December 2015.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 09, 2018 05:37 UTC