Forty-two percent of non-home-based working Filipinos said going to work is "very much harder" now than before the pandemic, based on the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Friday, May 7. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The nationwide survey conducted from Nov....
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) will be conducting the second phase of the national survey to assess the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the mental health and well-being of Filipinos. (PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY) The National Survey on Mental Health and Well-being (NSMHW),...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is "encouraged" by the latest Labor Force Survey results, which, among other things, showed the lowest unemployment rate in the country since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic began last year. (Mark Balmores / MANILA BULLETIN) "The signs are...
Twenty-seven percent of Filipinos want the church sound system improved during Masses, the Veritas Truth Survey (VTS) showed. Radio Veritas When asked "Based on your experience of attending the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, what aspects of its celebration do you think needs more improvement?" 24...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Saturday, April 24, pressed the government to address issues with its distance learning program after a Pulse Asia survey found that more Filipino parents are uncertain and do not believe that their children are learning enough. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (MANILA...
Air travelers are regaining confidence to fly again, accepting the use of travel apps to manage their health credentials but remain hobbled by current travel restrictions. This was the result of the International Air Transport Association (IATA)'s latest poll released last night (March 9)....
The Philippines retains its number one rank as country with most women in senior management in 2021 and further improving the number of Filipina business leaders to 48 percent from 43 percent in 2020, according to Grant Thornton’s annual Women in Business report. The report cited the Philippine...
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) surveys showed consumer and business sentiments are improving with the resumption of economic activity – despite still being limited – and other developments in the fight against COVID-19 outbreak. The BSP’s Business Expectations Survey (BES) for the fourth...
The Philippines ranked fourth as potential location site for EU businesses among countries in ASEAN, which also lost steam as EU favorite with new regions also being eyed as good sites for global supply chain relocation, a 2020 EU-ASEAN Business Sentiment Survey showed. Photo credit:...
Not surprisingly, the results of both the central bank’s Business Expectation Survey (BES) and the Consumer Expectation Survey (CES) were not on the positive and optimistic side as the COVID-19 pandemic is still unresolved and most of the country’s economic centers still under quarantine...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS, Big Bang, EXO, Shinhwa, Super Junior and IU (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) Last July 22, Bulletin Entertainment revealed the results of the social media analysis on Korean singers and actors in a comprehensive research on Hallyu, or Korean Wave, done by the Korea...
A LinkedIn survey finds that employers have been putting greater emphasis on soft skills, but how does one improve? By Kirk Tinga Illustration from Veectezy A recent survey conducted by LinkedIn asked employers what skills they looked for in potential employees. The results showed that there was...
