A big majority of grownup Filipinos approve of the Executive Order permitting voluntary sporting of face masks, however most of them choose to proceed sporting masks, in keeping with the Fourth Quarter 2022 Social Weather Survey (SWS).
Among grownup Filipinos, 91% approve of the directive from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to permit voluntary sporting of masks issued on Oct. 28, 2022.
The directive refers to Executive Order No. 7, “Allowing voluntary wearing of face masks in indoor and outdoor settings, reiterating the continued implementation of minimum public health standards during the State of Public Health Emergency relative to the COVID-19 Pandemic.”
The Fourth Quarter 2022 Social Weather Survey nationwide survey was carried out from December 10 to 14, 2022 by way of face-to-face interviews with pattern measurement of 1,200 nationwide with sampling error margin of ± 2.8%.
The proportion distribution of grownup Filipinos who approve of EC No. 7 is as follows:
- 64% Strongly approve
- 27% Somewhat approve
- 4% Undecided
- 3% Somewhat disapprove
- 1% Strongly disapprove
Meanwhile, 54% say they’ll all the time use a face masks when leaving the home.
- 54% Always
- 22% Most of the time
- 15% Sometimes
- 8% Rarely
- 1% Never
On Total Filipino Household heads, 91% agree with the voluntary sporting of face masks for youngsters in face-to-face lessons.
- 65% Strongly agree
- 26% Somewhat agree
- 3% Undecided
- 3% Somewhat disagree
- 2% Strongly disagree
According to the information on Total Households with youngsters attending face-to-face lessons, 81% or 4 of 5 households say they’ll all the time make their baby put on a face masks when going to highschool.
- 81% Always
- 11% Most of the time
- 5% Sometimes
- 3% Rarely
- 0.5% Never
— BAP, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
