15.02.2012
Manila
A majority of Filipinos would not change their religion for
love, a survey showed on Tuesday as the predominantly Catholic country marked
Valentine’s Day with mass weddings.
The survey, conducted by the Social Weather Stations polling institute, showed 68 percent of Filipinos were unwilling to change while three in 10 said they were willing to switch to a new religion for love.
“Unwillingness to change their religion for their loved ones is strong in all religions,” the institute said.
More than 80 percent of the Philippines’ estimated 94 million people are Roman Catholics while about 10 percent are Muslims and the others are Protestants or other Christians.
Valentine’s Day in the Philippines was marked by mass weddings sponsored by local authorities, including in Negros Oriental province, where 22 couples tied the knot after a Feb. 6 earthquake killed more than 40 people.
The survey, conducted by the Social Weather Stations polling institute, showed 68 percent of Filipinos were unwilling to change while three in 10 said they were willing to switch to a new religion for love.
“Unwillingness to change their religion for their loved ones is strong in all religions,” the institute said.
More than 80 percent of the Philippines’ estimated 94 million people are Roman Catholics while about 10 percent are Muslims and the others are Protestants or other Christians.
Valentine’s Day in the Philippines was marked by mass weddings sponsored by local authorities, including in Negros Oriental province, where 22 couples tied the knot after a Feb. 6 earthquake killed more than 40 people.
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