(PULSE ASIA) A Pulse Asia survey has found that Filipinos are most concerned about controlling the inflation, followed by other economic-related concerns, such as increasing wages and reducing poverty. In the Ulat ng Bayan survey conducted from June 24 to 27 with 1,200 respondents, 57 percent of...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey has found that 46 percent of Filipinos are optimistic that the Philippine economy will improve in the next 12 months. In the first quarter 2022 Social Weather report conducted from April 19 to 27 with 1,440 respondents, 28 percent said the Philippine economy...
(NTF-ELCAC FACEBOOK) A PUBLiCUS Asia survey has found that the majority of Filipinos support the continuation of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). NTF-ELCAC was established by former President Duterte under Executive Order No. 70, series of 2018, to...
Factory output grew at a much faster pace in May due to strong production of machinery and equipment, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Thursday, July 7. In its Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI), the PSA said the country's volume of production index (VoPI)...
(KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) A PUBLiCUS Asia survey has found that most Filipinos support the repeal of the Republic Act (RA) 11203 or the Rice Tariffication Law of 2019. RA 11203 removed quantitative restrictions on rice imports in favor of a tariff system when it was signed...
Millennials and the next generation Gen Z Filipinos are more optimistic about their country’s economic and sociopolitical future than their global peers, despite feeling more anxious and stressed out largely due to personal finances and mental health concerns compared to their foreign peers,...
Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (REUTERS / FILE PHOTO) A PUBLiCUS Asia survey has found that the “majority” of Filipinos support the construction of a nuclear power plant in the country. In the 2022 PAHAYAG 2nd quarter nationwide survey conducted from June 16 to 22 with 1,500 respondents, 59 percent...
(PUBLICUS ASIA) Seventy-two percent of Filipinos hope that President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will focus on addressing economic issues during his six-year term, according to the PUBLiCUS Asia survey conducted from June 16 to 22. The 2022 Pahayag 2nd quarter survey asked 1,500...
(PUBLICUS ASIA) The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and Commission on Elections (COMELEC) have received the highest approval and trust ratings among respondents to the PUBLiCUS Asia survey conducted from June 16 to 22. The 2nd...
Three days before the end term of the Duterte administration, outgoing Presidential Spokesman Martin Andanar expressed gratitude to the Filipino people "for standing behind" the government for the past six years, thus making the 16th President "the most popular chief executive" based on a latest...
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (RTVM SCREENSHOT) President Rodrigo Duterte will finish his term as the “most popular president of the post-EDSA I era,” after 75 percent of Filipinos expressed approval of his performance in the past six years, the latest PUBLiCUS survey results showed. In the...
As the country continues to grapple with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, Malacañang said that the Duterte administration has always put top priority on protecting the people's health while at the same time keeping the economy afloat. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (Malacañang...
