COVID-19
MONITORING

OCTA survey shows fewer Filipinos approve of govt's pandemic response, willing to get vaccinated

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 11) — Only 17% of Filipinos "truly approve" of the government's COVID-19 response, according to results of a nationwide survey released by OCTA Research on Thursday.

The figure is 13 percentage points lower than the approval rating in July.

Meanwhile, 33% said they "somewhat approve," down from 50% in July.

Willingness to get vaccinated OCTA's Tugon ng Masa poll also showed that 61% of Filipinos are willing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, down by 5 percentage points from four months ago.

6 in 10 Filipinos now willing to get vaccinated vs COVID-19 – Octa Research

More than a year into the pandemic, more Filipinos are now willing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a survey released by the Octa Research group on Friday, October 22. The survey showed that 61% or 6 in 10 Filipinos were willing to get vaccinated against the deadly virus when asked during the polling period. However, the Octa Research survey also showed that 22% of adult Filipinos were not willing to be vaccinated during the survey period. The group noted that vaccine hesitancy was highest in the Visayas at 32%, followed by Balance Luzon at 24% and Mindanao at 19%. Vaccine hesitancy is lowest in the NCR (National Capital Region) at 5% the Octa team said.

OCTA Poll: 61% Willing To Get Vaccinated; Hesitancy Higher Among Poor

With hesitancy still high in some segments of the population, experts urge the government to scale up its information drive to reduce the resistance of citizens towards vaccination.

While more than half of Filipinos are willing or have already been vaccinated against COVID-19, a survey conducted by the OCTA Research Group showed that hesitancy is higher among those identified in the lower socio-economic classes.

The survey, conducted from Sept. 11 to 16 with the results released on Friday, Oct. 22, showed that 29% of respondents belonging to class E and 22% of those in class D are not willing to get vaccinated.