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2022, arguably, was another banner year for the Philippine fintech industry.

THIRTY percent of Filipinos said their quality of life improved since last year, a first Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey under the Marcos administration showed. An SWS survey conducted from September 29 to October 2, using face-to-face interviews of 1,500 adults nationwide, found that 30 percent of adult Filipinos deem…

The Philippine government's "outstanding debt" has hit again in the past two months as the corona disease pandemic (COVID-19) continues to push through.

(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) The nationwide survey done face-to-face for the first time among 1,500 respondents from November 21-to 25 found that 91 percent are starting 2021 with renewed hope rather than gripping fear. SWS said, however, that this is five points down from the 96 percent in 2018 and the lowest since the 89 percent in 2009. Seven percent will enter the New Year with fear. This is 3 points up from the four percent in 2019. SWS shared that expectations for the New Year started at 87 percent when it first asked the question at the end of 2000. It was in the 90s at the end of...

  The nationwide survey done face-to-face for the first time among 1,500 respondents from November 21-to 25 found that 62 percent said their quality-of-life got worse (“Losers”), 24 percent said it remains the same (“Unchanged”), and 14 said it got better (“Gainers”), compared to a year ago.   With a Net Gainers score of -48 (percentage of Gainers minus percentage of Losers), SWS classified it as extremely low (–49 to –40).    This latest score according to the SWS, is 28 points up from the catastrophic -76 in September 2020, softening SWS’s worst survey trend that star...