Monday, November 24, 2008

Most Filipinos Reject Chacha - Survey Says

MANILA, Philippines - Majority of Filipinos continue to reject moves to to amend the Constitution or charter change (Cha-cha), according to the results of the latest IBON nationwide survey.

Of the 72.4% of respondents who answered that they were aware of the Arroyo administration’ s moves to amend or change the 1987 Constitution, 77.4% said they were not in favor of such proposals. This is a significant increase from the April 2008 survey round where 68% said they were not in favor of Cha-cha, and from the 74% in October 2007.

Meanwhile, 18.4% said they were in favor of Cha-cha, down from 25.7% in April 2008.

The latest IBON survey was conducted nationwide from October 1 to 10 with 1,494 respondents from various sectors. The survey used a multi-stage probability sampling scheme with a margin of error of plus or minus three percent.

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