(SOCIAL WEATHER STATIONS) Ninety-five percent of Filipinos will be welcoming 2023 “with hope rather than fear,” according to the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Friday, Dec. 30. “This is two points above the 93 percent recorded in 2021 and similar to the pre-Covid 96...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has recorded an increase in firecracker-related fire incidents this year. BFP spokesperson Supt. Annalee Carbajal-Atienza said that based on their monitoring, she said there were 19 cases of incidents related to firecrackers, explosions or fireworks this year...
(SOCIAL WEATHER STATIONS) A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey found that 73 percent of adult Filipinos are expecting this year’s Christmas celebration to be “happy.” The survey results released on Friday, Dec. 23 also found that 7 percent of Filipinos are expecting this year’s Christmas...
The Muntinlupa City Council passed an ordinance increasing fees imposed on water refilling stations and other water providers operating in the city. Majority Floor Leader Raul Corro said the Muntinlupa City Council enacted on Dec. 12 a new ordinance adjusting certain water fees. The Muntinlupa City...
West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. is allocating P2.8 billion for the construction of five new pumping stations and reservoirs in Quezon City, Valenzuela, Muntinlupa and Cavite over the next five years. In a statement, Maynilad President and CEO Ramoncito S. Fernandez said the...
(PHIVOLCS / FACEBOOK) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) installed two new remote monitoring stations on Mt. Hibok-Hibok in Camiguin to provide timely and quality information to the public. “These remote stations are autonomous, solar-powered, and transmit real-time...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo believes that "the success of the Philippines is the success of the United Nations (UN)." In his remarks during the UN Day last week, Manalo believed that the country's contributions to the 193-member organization not only enabled it "to...
The three pumping stations built by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have dramatically reduced the flooding in the low-lying areas of Bocaue and Marilao towns in Bulacan to manageable levels. DPWH Bulacan First Engineering chief Henry Alcantara said the first pumping station worth...
Former President Rodrigo Duterte (JOEY DALUMPINES / PRESIDENTIAL FILE PHOTO) A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from April 19 to 29, 2022 has found that 78 percent of Filipinos were satisfied, 9 percent undecided, and 13 percent dissatisfied with the performance of former President...
(Photo courtesy of Social Weather Stations) Forty-four percent of Filipino adults believe that their quality of life will "improve in the next 12 months," a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed. Of the 1,440 respondents, 44 percent said their quality of life will improve, 39 percent said...
Motorists queued in gas stations that are selling cheaper fuel in Antipolo City since Sunday night as the prices of fuel went up again on Tuesday, June 21. At Flying V gas station located at P. Oliveros Street in Antipolo City, jeepneys, tricycles, and motorbikes lined up to gas up. A gasoline...
Around 34 percent of Filipinos believed that their quality of life got worse compared to a year ago, the first quarter survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed on Thursday, June 16. Commuters wait for their ride along Riverside, Commonwealth Avenue, on June 7 2022. This is the same...
