Salary increase remained the most urgent concern of Filipinos, according to a new survey by Pulse Asia.
The poll, taken from September 25 to October 1, found that 46 percent of 1,200 respondents cited the need to increase workers’ wages as the top issue the administration of President Duterte should address, reported Philippine Star.
Filipinos are also most concerned about creating more jobs (38 percent), controlling inflation (37 percent), fighting corruption in government (32 percent), reducing poverty (32 percent) and fighting criminality (31 percent), the report said.
Other national concerns deemed urgent by Filipinos reportedly include promoting peace in the country (20 percent), enforcing the rule of law (14 percent), reducing the amount of taxes paid by citizens (12 percent), protecting the environment (10 percent), controlling rapid population growth (nine percent) and protecting the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (eight percent).
In contrast, Filipinos are least concerned about terrorism (five percent), national territorial integrity (five percent) and Charter change (two percent), said the news portal.
Meanwhile, the Duterte administration enjoyed majority approval scores (51 percent to 89 percent) on all 12 issues on which it is performance-rated in September, Pulse Asia reportedly said.
Levels of approval range from 51 percent for its efforts to control inflation to 89 percent for its anti-crime initiatives.
In contrast, Filipinos are most critical of its work in the area of controlling the spiraling cost of commodities (17 percent), the pollster showed.
The survey used personal interviews of 1,200 representative adults 18 years old and above. It has a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level.
Pulse Asia also reportedly noted that increasing workers’ wage was the only national issue cited as urgent across all geographic areas and socio-economic groups.
“Across geographic areas and socio-economic groupings, the only majority urgent national concern is workers’ pay, which is cited by 53 percent of those belonging to the poorest Class E,” Philippine Star quoted Pulse Asia.
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