BUTUAN CITY – According to the Second Quarter 2025 Social Weather Survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS), 35% of Filipino adults believe their quality of life has improved compared to a year ago, while 23% said it worsened and 42% reported no change.
The non-commissioned survey was carried out from June 25 to 29, 2025, through face-to-face interviews with 1,200 respondents aged 18 and above, equally distributed across Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao.
The national sampling margin of error is ±3%, and ±6% for each area.
Respondents were asked to compare their current quality of life with that of the previous 12 months using the question: “Would you say that your quality of life is better now than before, same as before, or worse now than before?”
