One in three want to leave RP

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One in three want to leave RP

First posted 04:52pm (Mla time) Nov 30, 2005
Agence France-Presse, INQ7.net

ONE in three Filipinos want to move to another country and almost one quarter believe that the Philippines is hopeless, said a survey published Wednesday.

Asked whether or not they agreed with the statement, "If it were only possible, I would migrate to another country and live there," 33 percent of respondents said "Yes."

This was a sharp increase from July when only 26 percent said they would move abroad, according to the independent Manila-based Pulse Asia pollster which carried out the October 15-27 survey.

The survey also found that 23 percent of the 1,200 people polled agreed with the statement that "this country is hopeless," more than double the 11 percent that felt that way in July.

The survey comes amid a political confrontation between President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the Filipino opposition which is seeking to oust her based on charges that she cheated to win the May 2004 elections.

Pulse Asia also suggested that rising oil prices and a tax increase effective on November 1 had contributed to the mood of pessimism.

The survey organization conducted the survey on its own initiative. The survey has an error margin of plus or minus 3 percent.

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