A survey of Southeast Asians has found that the threat from COVID-19 is their most “pressing concern” and that of the 10 countries polled on how the pandemic has been managed, the Philippines has gotten the lowest approval from its citizens.
Of all governments in the member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), the Philippines also ranked last in satisfaction of its citizens with the official response to COVID-19, according to the poll taken by the Asean Studies Centre in Singapore.
Results of “The State of Southeast Asia: 2021” survey showed that 53.7 percent of Filipino respondents “disapproved” of and “strongly disapproved” the Duterte administration’s ha…
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