ManilaTimes-Feb 17
A pre-election survey conducted by the group Boses, Opinyon, Siyasat at Siyensya para sa Pilipinas (Boses Pilipinas) revealed that Filipinos desire leaders that are strong, honest and intelligent.Sixty-nine percent of the respondents said they prefer candidates who could provide strong leadership, 55 percent said it is important for candidates to be honest while 42 percent said intelligence is crucial to a candidate. Meanwhile, 37 percent of the respondents said they prefer candidates who get things done, 33 percent said they want morally upright candidates while 19 percent said they want compassionate candidates. Moreover, the same survey also showed that 60 percent of Filipinos see graft and corruption as the most urgent national concern, followed by the creation of more jobs (50 percent), controlling the spread of the coronavirus disease-19 (48 percent), social services to reduce poverty (45 percent), and the increase of pay for workers (44 percent). Boses Pilipinas conducted the survey among 1,500 respondents from November 29 to December 14, 2021, in cooperation with Rakuten Insight, an independent research firm based in Singapore. It is the first university-based opinion research and survey unit in the country that aspires to bridge societal divides through studies and polls that increase the Filipinos’ understanding of opinions, perceptions, attitudes and behavior. Read more at: https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/02/17/news/national/filipinos-want-strong-honest-leaders-poll/1833250
