MANILA, Philippines – Most Filipino adults would oppose moves to amend the Constitution if the changes would extend the term of President Arroyo beyond 2010, results of a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed.
The Second Quarter 2009 Social Weather Survey conducted from June 19 to 22 found that 70 percent of adult Filipinos opposed Charter change (Cha-cha) that would allow Mrs. Arroyo to stay in power after June 30, 2010.
The non-commissioned survey also revealed that over half of Filipinos, or 55 percent of respondents, also believe that Mrs. Arroyo is behind the current effort to amend the Constitution to extend her term.
“The opposition to such Charter change has increased from 66 percent in February 2009 and 64 percent in October 2008,” the SWS said.
SWS said opposition to Cha-cha has intensified in Metro Manila.
The respondents were asked: “Are you for or against a Charter change that will allow President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to still be the chief official of the Philippines after June 30, 2010?”
The opposition was 83 percent in Metro Manila (the sum of those who strongly disagree and those who somewhat disagree), up by 11 points from 72 percent in February 2009.
It rose by four points in balance Luzon, from 66 percent to 70 percent and by three points in the Visayas, from 62 percent to 65 percent. It hardly changed in Mindanao, from 66 percent previously to 65 percent now.
SWS said opposition to Charter change remained high in all socio-economic classes.
It went from 69 percent to 73 percent in class ABC, from 67 percent to 73 percent in class D or the “masa” and from 64 percent to 62 percent in class E.
SWS said a majority in most areas believe Mrs. Arroyo is behind the current Cha-cha effort.
The June 2009 survey also found 66 percent in Metro Manila, 56 percent in balance Luzon, and 50 percent in the Visayas who either strongly believe or somewhat believe “that Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is behind the current efforts to amend the Constitution in order to extend her term beyond 2010.”
About half (48 percent) in Mindanao believe the allegation.
By class, 68 percent in class ABC, 58 percent in class D and 45 percent in class E believe the allegation, the SWS said.
The survey used face-to-face interviews of 1,500 adults divided into random samples of 300 each in Metro Manila, Visayas, and Mindanao, and 600 in the balance of Luzon.
Sampling error margins of plus or minus three percentage points for national percentages, plus or minus six percentage points for Metro Manila, Visayas, and Mindanao, and plus or minus four percentage points for balance Luzon were applied in the survey. –Helen Flores, Philippine Star
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