(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...
(Photo by Arnold Quizol/Manila Bulletin) Around 45 percent of Filipinos or 11.9 million households considered themselves poor in the 4th quarter of 2023, based on the “Tugon ng Masa” (TNM) survey conducted by the OCTA Research. The survey, which took place from Dec. 10 to 14, 2023, interviewed...
(Noel B. Pabalate/Manila Bulletin) A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Wednesday, Nov. 1 revealed that more Filipino households perceived themselves as poor in the third quarter of this year, up from 12.5 million in June to 13.2 million in September. In the survey, which was...
The results of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing more Filipinos are suffering from involuntary hunger is a validation of the national government’s Food Stamp Program (FSP), which was launched last month, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Friday, Aug. 4....
The Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Wednesday, Aug. 2 bared that more Filipinos families have experienced involuntary hunger at least once in the past three months. SWS said 10.4 percent of Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger, up from 9.8 percent in March. It...
The results of the second quarter 2023 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Sunday, July 23 revealed that 45 percent of Filipino families rated themselves as “mahirap,” or “poor.” Meanwhile, the survey found that 22 percent of families considered themselves to be “hindi...
Fewer Filipino families reported experiencing involuntary hunger in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Thursday, May 11. In the March 26-29 survey, SWS found that 9.8 percent of Filipino families, or about 2.7 million households,...
Four classic Filipino foods were included in the 2023 "100 Worst Rated Foods in the World" list by popular online food guide Taste Atlas. According to the list published on Taste Atlas' Facebook page, kinalas, a noodle soup dish that originated from the Bicol region, was at the 17th spot with a 2.4...
Self-Rated Poverty from March 2019 to December 2022 (SOCIAL WEATHER STATIONS) Fifty-one percent of Filipino families or about 12.9 million households have rated themselves as “mahirap” or poor, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Thursday, Jan. 12....
Fiber internet service provider Converge ICT Solutions, Inc. won the Ookla Speedtest Award for Top-Rated Fixed Network in the Philippines for the first half of 2022, based on consumer initiated ratings during the semester. Ookla®, the company behind Speedtest®, is the global leader in mobile and...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) added nine more night-rated airports in the country in the past six years, at a total cost of P3.6 bIllion. This brought to a total of 23 airports with night landing capabilities out of total 43...
Malacañang welcomed the result of a recent survey showing that the number of Filipinos who experienced hunger declined but said that more should be done to address hunger and poverty. Acting Presidential Spokesman and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar. (Malacañang photo) Communications...
