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SWS survey: 84% believe lockdown worth it

Philippine Airforce personnel uses a drone to monitor the imposed total lockdown of Barangay Addition Hills in Mandaluyong City on Thursday, May 7, 2020, as the city tackles the coronavirus pandemic.-INQUIRER/GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE

Eight out of 10 Filipinos think the strict stay-at-home protocols are worth it to protect the people and contain the spread of COVID-19, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.

The survey showed that 84 percent of Filipinos believed that the community quarantine measures were worth it, while 15 percent thought it placed too many burdens on the people.

The percentage of those who believed the lockdown was worth it was highest among college graduates and college-level respondents. –Inquirer Research

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