Majority of Filipinos continue to reject moves 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.
Below is the tabulation of results of people’s perception on Charter change.
Do you know that the Arroyo Administration has a proposal to amend or change the 1987 Philippine Constitution?
| Yes | No | No answer | Total | |
| January 2008 | 69.53 | 30.21 | 0.27 | 100.00 |
| April 2008 | 68.76 | 30.90 | 0.33 | 100.00 |
| October 2008 | 72.36 | 27.18 | 0.47 | 100.00 |
Are you in favor of the proposal of the current administration to change the constitution?
| Yes | No | Don’t Know | No answer |
Total | |
| January 2008 | 17.80 | 72.06 | 8.33 | 1.82 | 100.00 |
| April 2008 | 25.68 | 68.00 | 5.54 | 0.78 | 100.00 |
| October 2008 | 18.41 | 77.43 | 3.89 | 0.28 | 100.00 |
EDM July-August 2010
EDM March-April 2010
EDM November - December 2009
