BY CHRISTINA I. HERMOSO
Despite the pandemic and the string of natural calamities that struck the country, the majority of the Filipinos remain optimistic and hopeful.
According to the nationwide Radio Veritas Truth Survey (VTS), 79 percent of Filipinos are optimistic that 2021 will be a better year. In addition, the VTS said, 14 percent of those surveyed are not very optimistic that the new year will be a better year, while 7 percent said, 2021 will not be a better year because of the on-going pandemic and the series of calamities that affected the country.