65% of Filipinos believe it’s ‘dangerous’ to publish anything critical of administration — SWS

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MANILA, Philippines — Majority of Filipinos believe it is “dangerous” to publish anything that is critical of the administration, even if it is the truth, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed.

 

According to the fourth quarter 2020 survey published by SWS on Friday, 65 percent of adult Filipinos agreed with the statement, “It is dangerous to print or broadcast anything critical of the administration, even if it is the truth.”

Meanwhile, 18 percent said they are undecided, while 16 percent disagreed.

This gave a net agreement score, or the percentage of those who agreed minus the percentage of those who disagreed, of +49, classified by the survey a…

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