SWS: 66% want Sara Duterte to address impeachment charges
Sixty-six percent of Filipinos have agreed that Vice President Sara Duterte should address the impeachment charges to answer all allegations of corruption against her, according to an SWS survey conducted in June and commissioned by Stratbase.
The survey, conducted from June 25 to 29 among 1,200 adult respondents nationwide, showed 19% did not agree and 15% were undecided.
Metro Manila has the highest percentage of respondents who believed that Duterte should address the impeachment case, with 76%. This was followed by Balance Luzon with 69%, the Visayas with 67%, and Mindanao with 55%.
Among socio-economic classes, Classes ABC have the highest percentage who agreed with the statement, with 73%. This was followed by Class D with 66% and Class E with 62%. –NB, GMA Integrated News
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