Four out of five Pinoys dissatisfied with country's situation, poll says

Nearly four out of five Filipinos remain dissatisfied with the Philippines’ general situation as President Arroyo’s term draws to a close, a survey conducted by think tank IBON Foundation said. Undertaken from January 9 to 17 but whose results were released Friday, showed 78.39 percent of 1,495 respondents found the country's general situation "unsatisfactory." "As the Arroyo administration nears the end of its term, majority of Filipinos said they are not satisfied with the country’s situation," IBON said. Only 6.69 percent said they found the situation "Satisfactory," while 12.91 percent answered "don't know." IBON said the respondents had been asked, "Towards the end of (Mrs. Arroyo's) term as President, what can you say about the country's general situation?" On the other hand, 68.63 percent of respondents said they thought of their family as poor, compared to 24.95 percent who said they did not think so. Only 6.02 percent answered "don't know." The January 2010 IBON survey was conducted nationwide from January 9 to 17 find out the people’s perception of the economy, their livelihood and income, government performance, and other pressing issues. IBON said its latest survey has a margin of error of plus or minus three percent. - RJAB Jr., GMANews.TV