{"id":45418,"date":"2015-03-23T03:52:22","date_gmt":"2015-03-22T19:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=45418"},"modified":"2015-03-23T03:52:22","modified_gmt":"2015-03-22T19:52:22","slug":"palace-elated-with-survey-saying-filipinos-rank-fifth-happiest-citizens-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/03\/23\/palace-elated-with-survey-saying-filipinos-rank-fifth-happiest-citizens-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace elated with survey saying Filipinos rank fifth happiest citizens in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MANILA — The Palace on Sunday welcomes the result of a global survey that ranked Filipinos as the world\u2019s fifth happiest citizens.<\/p>\n

\u201cSiyempre po dapat nating ikagalak ang nabatid nating balita hinggil diyan, dahil sa pagitan naman siguro ng kagalakan at kalungkutan, mas marami ang pipili palagi \u2018nung kagalakan at pagiging masaya<\/em>,\u201d said Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., in a radio interview with dzRB Radyo ng Bayan.<\/p>\n

(Perhaps we should rejoice over the news because between being happy or sad, a lot of people will choose to be happy.)<\/p>\n

The Philippines scored 80, based on a research conducted by the Gallup, a US-based performance-management consulting firm.<\/p>\n

Leading the survey is Paraguay which scored 89. Followed by Colombia, Ecuador and Guatemala which shared the second spot with the score of 84.<\/p>\n

Honduras, Panama and Venezuela all got 82 all tied at third place.<\/p>\n

While Costa Rica, El Salvador and Nicaragua scored 81 and shared the fourth place.<\/p>\n

Gallup interviewed 1,000 adults aged 15 and older in each country and where asked questions to gauge their Positive Experience Index.<\/p>\n

Among the questions asked were: Did they feel well rested? Were they treated with respect? Did they smile or laugh a lot? Did they learn something interesting?<\/p>\n

In 2012, the Philippines ranked fourth and shared the spot with Guatemala.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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