Social Climate

Voices from the field

For social survey implementation, the gold-standard-mode is still the face-to-face interview in the field, even…

Numbers about democracy

Although Social Weather Stations (SWS) was founded to help restore democracy, and although I’ve always…

SWS turns 40

Yesterday, Aug. 8, was the 40th anniversary of the legal registration in 1985 of Social…

Can shaming stop corruption?

Last Monday, since an appointment prevented me from viewing President Marcos’ State of the Nation…

Minimize ill-being first

In this time of widespread stormy weather, the social imperative is to minimize the number…

What is Chinese public opinion?

In my opinion, the title of the Pew Research Center’s recent report, “International views of…

Let poor children have milk

Last week, I attended the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting (Asm) of the National Academy of…

Is there a Filipino economics?

Good afternoon, dear University of the Philippines School of Economics (UPSE) graduates. I did not…

Economic growth unshared

In its entirety, as measured by real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), adjusted for inflation), the…

Our trust in other countries

To be “friend to all, enemy to none” is a good, cautious policy, when you’re…