The majority of Filipinos still believe that the Philippines is headed in the right direction under the administration of President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., the latest survey by OCTA Research showed on Wednesday.
The Tugon ng Masa 2024 survey for Q1 showed that 64 percent of Filipino adults think that the country is headed in the right direction based on the policies and programs articulated and implemented by the current administration while 21 percent believed otherwise.
OCTA said the two-percentage-point increase in Filipinos who believe the country is on the right track is the "first time a rise in the positive outlook" on the country’s trajectory has been observed since October 2022.
Most of those who agreed that the country is on the right path came from Filipinos living in the National Capital Region (NCR) with an 81 percent score. It was followed by Visayas at 72 percent, Mindanao at 62 percent, and Balanced Luzon at 57 percent.
In terms of socioeconomic classes, the pollster said Class ABC registered the highest agreement that the country is headed in the right direction at 76 percent.
On the other hand, 38 percent of those under Class E had pessimism regarding the Philippines' direction.
OCTA's survey had 1,200 respondents and a ±3 percent margin of error at a 95 percent confidence level.
The survey fieldwork was conducted from December 10-14, 2023, using face-to-face interviews of 1,200 respondents. They were asked: Is the Country Headed in the Right Direction?
