private independent non partisan non profit scientific industry research genre public opinion polling founded 1985 founder dr. mahar mangahas prof. felipe miranda mercedes r. abad jose p. de jesus ma . alcestis abrea mangahas gemino h. abad rosa linda tidalgo mirand headquarters manila philippines area served philippines key people dr. mahar mangahas linda luz b. guerrero ricardo abad ruperto p. alonzo virginia a. teodosio eduardo roberto jasmin acu a products survey data public opinion revenue subscriptions slogan quot homines tot sententiae as many opinions as there are people website http www.sws.org.ph the social weather stations or sws is a social research institution in the philippines founded in august 1985 . it is a private non stock nonprofit institution . it is the foremost public opinion polling body in the philippines . as an independent institution it formally registered on 8 august 1985 . contents 1 the institution 1.1 founding fellows 1.2 social weather indicators 2 see also 3 references 4 further reading 5 external links the institution edit as an independent institution the sws formally registered with the philippine securities and exchange commission or sec on august 8 1985 . its mission is to regularly do scientific social surveys for the sake of education so eyes may see social conditions conscientization so hearts may feel social problems ; and analysis so minds may understand their solutions . 1 its vision is to set standards of excellence in the practice of statistics for advocacy within a democratic context using a socially oriented agenda making practical technical innovations communicating findings to the general public and teaching the technology to other institutions . its basic functions include social analysis and research with stress on social indicators and the development of new data sources ; design and implementation of social economic and political surveys including public opinion polls ; and the dissemination of research findings through publications seminars briefings and other channels . founding fellows edit dr. mahar mangahas currently the president and ceo prof. felipe b. miranda mercedes r. abad jose p. de jesus ma . alcestis abrea mangahas gemino h. abad rosa linda tidalgo miranda social weather indicators edit statistic database change in quality of life expected change in quality of life expected change in the economy satisfaction with the president see also edit asean economy of the philippines references edit social weather stations official website . retrieved 2006 12 22 . further reading edit abenir luis ; pedro laylo jr. july 1996 . the 1995 senatorial election surveys . sws bulletins . social weather stations inc. july 96 13 14 . arroyo dennis m. ; luis e. abenir march 1992 . the public ranks the presidentiables a november 1991 reading . sws bulletins . social weather stations inc. march 92 5 . guerrero linda luz ; mahar mangahas may 1997 . polling about polls in the philippines in the philippines . sws bulletins . social weather stations inc. may 97 9 10 . guerrero linda luz & ramirez ophelia march 1998 . the 1992 and 1995 philippine exit polls . social weather stations inc. guerrero linda luz b. ; mahar mangahas august 2004 . public opinion polling in the philippines . in john gray geer . public opinion and polling around the world a historical encyclopedia . abc clio . isbn 1 57607 911 2 . laquian aprodicio a. 1998 . joseph ejercito erap estrada the centennial president . institute of asian research university of british columbia . isbn 9780888651716 . mangahas mahar & arroyo dennis march 1992 . february 1992 voter preferences for president . sws bulletins . social weather stations inc. march 92 6 . cs1 maint multiple names authors list link mangahas mahar april 1993 . the philippine social climate according to sws surveys . social weather stations inc. mangahas mahar november 1999 . in defense of survey freedom . social weather stations inc. mangahas mahar linda luz guerrero and gerardo a. sandoval june 1999 . opinion polling and national elections in the philippines . social weather stations inc. cs1 maint multiple names authors list link panganiban artemio v. 2000 . transparency unanimity and diversity . manila philippines supreme court press . panganiban artemio v. 2001 . a centenary of justice . manila philippines supreme court press . posadas conchita & sandoval gerardo june 1992 . how did sws fare in predicting the may 11 1992 election results . sws bulletins . social weather stations inc. june 92 12 . posadas conchita l. june 1992 . the sws 1992 election day surveys . sws bulletins . social weather stations inc. june 92 11 . rocamora joel june 1998 . elections 98 who won who lost . political brief institute for popular democracy . sandoval gerardo a. 1998 12 02 . sws surveys on the 1992 1995 and 1998 elections . paper presented at the 7th national convention on statistics edsa shangri la hotel . external links edit social weather stations official website . retrieved 2006 12 22 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title social weather stations & oldid 723893282 categories public opinion research companiesmarketing research companies of the philippinesresearch institutes in metro manilaorganizations established in 1985companies based in manilahidden categories cs1 maint multiple names authors list navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 5 june 2016 at 22 33 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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