In her State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo claimed that the economy was on the upswing. But results of the latest IBON Survey show that most Filipinos do not believe that the economy is getting better.

BY IBON FOUNDATION
Posted by Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 25, July 29-Aug. 4, 2007

In her State of the Nation Address (SoNA), President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo claimed that the economy was on the upswing. But results of the latest IBON Survey show that most Filipinos do not believe that the economy is getting better.

According to IBON’s July 2007 nationwide survey, 80 percent of 1,488 respondents believed that there was no truth to government's pronouncement that the economy has improved. 11 percent said that they believe the economy is getting better, while 8 percent were uncertain.

The IBON July 2007 survey was conducted across various sectors nationwide from July 2 to 13 to find out the people’s perception of the economy, their income and livelihood, government performance, and other pressing issues.

The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus three percent. Posted by Bulatlat