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...
The University of Santo Tomas recently held the groundbreaking of the UST-Dr. William T. Belo Interdisciplinary Research Institute (UST-WiTBIRIn) in its Santa Rosa City campus in Laguna. FROM left during the groundbreaking: UST Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Prof. Cheryl Peralta, DrPH, Vice...
Kilambay Plantation Corporation (KPC), a Mindanao-based agricultural service provider known for its dedication to environmental conservation and social progress having formalized an agreement with members of the Erumanen ne Menuvu tribe, said it has already operationalized 3,000 hectares of giant...
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...
The Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) on Friday, May 10, announced the successful development of a sustainable tourism plan for Barangay San Miguel in Echague, Isabela. (Known as a natural archeological site, Dipanyong cave is seen as a...
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...
Senator Raffy Tulfo is pushing for the funding of a local study that seeks to address the limited supply of snake antivenom in rural areas of the country and will also prevent the killing of the Philippine cobra which is considered a threatened species. Sen. Raffy Tulfo, during Monday’s...