The rising cost of basic goods and commodities continues to be the main concern of Filipinos, the latest Pulse Asia survey showed.
According to Pulse Asia’s June 2025 Ulat ng Bayan survey, 62% of Filipinos are concerned more about inflation than seeking higher wages and alleviating poverty.
The survey findings reinforces the polling firm’s earlier report showing that Filipinos want President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to focus on inflation in his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28.
At least 1,200 adult Filipinos participated in the face-to-face surveys conducted from June 26 to June 30. It has a 95% confidence level and ±2.8% margin of error. Respondents were asked to rank their top concerns: first, second, and third.
Overall, increasing workers’ pay ranked second across the country, with 51% of Filipino adults saying that it was an urgent national concern.
This indicated a 17% increase from the last quarter, while concern for inflation eased by 8%.
“Across geographic and socio-economic subgroupings, the only urgent national concern cited by most adults is the need to control the rising prices of basic commodities,” the Pulse Asia survey said.
“Of the remaining issues in the list, only workers’ pay is identified as urgent by majorities in any of these subgroups,” it added.
