As of March 2019, television was used daily as a news source among 60 percent of the surveyed respondents in the Philippines. Facebook was the next popular source of news in the country, with 15 percent using the platform.
Daily use of media platforms as a source of news in the Philippines as of March 2019, by type
Original question:
Newspaper: Gaano po kayo kadalas nagbabasa ng balita sa diyaryo? [araw-araw, ilang beses sa isang linggo, linggo-linggo, hindi man minsan sa isang linggo, hindi kailanman]
Television: Gaano po kayo kadalas manood ng balita sa TV? [araw-araw (Mahigit 3 oras, 1-2 oras, Kulang sa 1 oras), ilang araw sa isang linggo, bihira, hindi kailangman]
Radio: Gaano po kayo kadalas nakikinig ng balita sa radyo? [araw-araw (mahigit 3 oras, 1-2 oras, kulang sa 1 oras), ilang araw sa isang linggo, bihira, hindi kailanman]
Facebook: Gaano po kayo kadalas gumamit ng Facebookk sa pagbabasa ng balita online? [araw-araw (mahigit 3 oras, 1-2 oras, kulang sa 1 oras)
The survey was conducted from March 28-31, 2019 using face-to-face interviews of 1,440 adults (18 years old and above) nationwide: 360 each in Balance Luzon, Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao (sampling error margins of ±2.6% for national percentages, and ±5% each for Balance Luzon, Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao).
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Social Weather Stations. (June 29, 2019). Daily use of media platforms as a source of news in the Philippines as of March 2019, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169676/philippines-daily-use-news-media-source-by-type/
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