As the country awaits President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22, findings from a survey by OCTA Research showed that inflation remains the most urgent national concern among nearly two-thirds of Filipinos. Based on the results of the 2nd quarter of 2024...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Senatorial survey leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo says no amount of money can guarantee an election victory. But if destiny is involved, it's another matter...
2025 Elections: Senatorial Preferences from June 26 to July 1, 2024 (OCTA Research Tugon ng Masa Survey) If the May 2025 elections were held today, ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo, broadcaster Ben Tulfo, and Senator Christopher “Bong” Go will likely be the top contenders in the senatorial...
A China Coast Guard vessel fires a water cannon during a resupply mission of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Ayungin Shoal on Nov. 10, 2023. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The apparent lack of trust by majority of Filipinos towards China only proves that they are already aware of what...
First Quarter 2024 Tugon ng Masa Survey (OCTA Research) The latest survey results from OCTA Research, released on Friday, June 7, revealed that majority of Filipinos continue to distrust China, a trend that has been steadily increasing since February 2022. Based on the March 2024 First Quarter...
OCTA Research Majority of Filipinos perceive China as the “greatest threat” to the Philippines, based on an OCTA Research survey conducted in the first quarter of 2024. During the survey conducted from March 11 to 14, 1,200 respondents were asked to select, from a list of 10 countries, which...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte (Malacañang, OVP photos) President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte continued to enjoy high trust and approval ratings despite significant declines in their respective ratings in the first quarter of 2024, based...
OCTA Research’s First Quarter of 2024 Tugon ng Masa survey results (OCTA) A non-commissioned survey conducted in the first quarter of 2024 found that most Filipinos believe the Marcos administration should prioritize “military action” to address issues in the West Philippine Sea. The findings...
Photo from Pixabay A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed that 14.2 percent of Filipino families experienced “involuntary hunger” in the first quarter of 2024, up from 12.6 percent in the last quarter of 2023. SWS defines involuntary hunger as “being hungry and not having anything to...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday, April 23 welcomed the latest results of the OCTA Research “Tugon ng Masa” survey, which showed a decline in self-rated poverty and hunger in the first quarter of 2024. DSWD Assistant Secretary for Disaster Response Management...
(Arnold Quizol/Manila Bulletin) Fewer Filipinos experienced poverty and hunger in the first quarter of 2024, based on the OCTA Research survey results released on Tuesday, April 23. The survey, which was conducted from March 11 to 14, with 1,200 respondents nationwide, found that 42 percent, or an...
(Arnold Quizol/Manila Bulletin) Majority of Filipinos said controlling inflation remains the “most urgent national concern” that the Marcos administration must address immediately. OCTA Research asked 1,200 respondents between March 11 and 14 to identify up to three most important issues on...
