Fifty-seven percent of Filipinos expressed their support for the proposed amendments to the Constitution’s economic provisions, marking a slight increase from the previous month’s figures, as revealed in the Tangere survey conducted from May 21 to 25.
Tangere noted a 2 percent increase in Filipinos’ support for the proposed amendments in the survey results made public on Wednesday, May 29.
“Strong support is observed among respondents from Metro Manila, Southern Luzon, and Bicol Region, [while] disagreement is more common among respondents from Mindanao and Central Luzon, and from the upper-income classes,” it said in its report.
Tangere also pointed out that six to seven out of 10 respondents perceive the advantages of the constitutional amendment to economic provisions, including the creation of more jobs (72 percent), higher economic growth (68 percent), increase in salaries and work benefits (67 percent), and decrease in the prices of goods and services (63 percent).
However, 27 percent of respondents expressed concerns about a potential worsening of corruption, while another 23 percent fear an increase in foreign competitors for local businesses.
Tangere conducted its constitutional amendment survey through a mobile-based respondent application, with a sample size of 1,500 participants.
The survey has a margin of error of +/-2.5 percent at a 95 percent confidence level, utilizing a stratified random sampling or quota-based sampling method.
The respondents were distributed across the Philippines as follows: 12 percent from the National Capital Region, 23 percent from Northern Luzon, 22 percent from Southern Luzon, 20 percent from Visayas, and 23 percent from Mindanao.
