The national Social Weather Survey of November 24-30, 2025 found a record-low 46% of adult Filipinos saying they were very happy with their love life, 40% saying they could be happier, and 14% saying they have no love life....
The Vice-President’s net satisfaction rating stayed highest in Mindanao at excellent +70, followed by the Visayas at good +41, Balance Luzon at neutral +9, and Metro Manila at neutral net zero [Chart 1, Tables 2 and 3]....
What was once seen as a nationwide yearning for a bygone dictator in the wake of waning support for the EDSA “people power” legacy is now evidently about which “democratic” strongman is most longed for in their respective clans’ bailiwicks....
