Blood flows from the body of a man killed in a shootout with police in Manila, October 21. Sachets containing substance believed to be shabu were found in the man's pockets. Damir Sagolj, Reuters

MANILA - Nearly eight out of every 10 Filipinos fear they might fall victim to the rampant killings amid government's brutal war on drugs, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Monday.

Seventy-eight percent of 1,500 respondents in the December 3 to 6 poll said they were worried that they or anyone they know will die due to the drug fight.

The remaining 10 percent were “not too worried” and 12 percent were “not worried at all.”

Despite the high incidence of worry, 85 percent of respondents said they were satisfied with the campaign against narcotics.

With only seven percent undecided and eight percent dissatisfied, this yielded an “excellent” rating for the Duterte government's anti-drug performance.

SWS also reported 88 percent of respondents agree that the drug problem in their areas has declined since Duterte took office in June 30. Only three percent said otherwise.

Ninety-four percent of respondents however said it is important to ensure that drug suspects are arrested alive.

Duterte's drug fight that has seen 2,102 people killed and 40,932 others arrested, according to official police figures.

The Philippine National Police also recorded 2,886 deaths under investigation between July 1 and December 12, although not all these cases are drug- related.

Duterte, who has blasted critics of the drug war in curse-laden language, reiterated over the weekend the crackdown will last until his last day in office.

The latest SWS survey on the drug war was first published on the BusinessWorld and has a sampling error margin of ±3%.