More prosperous or just the same? Filipinos split on Christmas celebration

After more than two years of hiatus due to the pandemic, thousands of students witness the ceremonial lighting of the campus-wide Christmas decorations of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila on December 2, 2022. The ceremonial lighting is part of their UST Paskuhan 2022 event to usher in the yuletide season.

Miguel Antonio de Guzman

MANILA, Philippines — A survey released Monday by private pollster Pulse Asia revealed that Filipinos are split on whether their family’s Christmas celebration will be more prosperous or just the same as last year.

The poll conducted from November 27 to December 1 showed that while 43% of adult Filipinos believed Christmas will be more prosperous this time around, 42% said it will be just as prosperous as last year, while 10% said it will be just as unprosperous.

Pulse Asia said the same sentiment was held in the rest of Luzon (35%-41%), Mindanao (46%-48%), Class ABC (36%-48%), Class D (44%-41%) and Class E (39%-43%).

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