Nearly half of adult Filipinos believe their quality of life will improve over the next 12 months, according to the latest survey by polling firm Social Weather Stations (SWS).

Results of the Fourth Quarter 2025 Social Weather Survey, conducted from November 24 to 30, show that 44 percent of respondents said their lives would become better in 2026, classifying them as "optimists."

Meanwhile, 38 percent of adults said their quality of life would remain the same, while 8 percent expected it to worsen. About 9 percent of respondents did not give an answer.

Based on the results, SWS reported a Net Personal Optimism score of +35, computed as the percentage of optimists minus pessimists. This score is four points higher than the +31 recorded in September 2025 and is classified by the agency as “excellent.”

SWS noted that optimism levels remained high across major regions of the country, with mixed movements compared to the previous quarter.

“Compared to September 2025, Net Personal Optimism stayed very high in Mindanao, up by 4 points from +31 to +35. It rose from very high to excellent in Balance Luzon, up by 2 points from +38 to +40. It stayed very high in Metro Manila, although down by 3 points from +39 to +36, and in the Visayas, although down by 4 points from +33 to +29,” the survey report stated.

“The 1-point increase in the national Net Personal Optimism score between September 2025 and November 2025 was due to slight increases in Mindanao and Balance Luzon, combined with slight decreases in Metro Manila and the Visayas,” SWS added.

The agency noted that the net optimism score rose from “very high” to “excellent” in Balance Luzon, while Metro Manila stayed in “very high.”

At the same time, it decreased in Visayas and stayed “very high” in Mindanao.

The survey was conducted through face-to-face interviews with 1,200 adult respondents aged 18 and above, with 300 participants each from Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao.

The poll has a margin of error of ±3 percent for national figures and ±6 percent for regional estimates.