Most Filipino online shoppers, two out of three, prefer to use e-wallets to pay for their purchases and mobile payment transactions are expected to grow ninefold. 05-1280x720 This was according to the most recent Online Payment Sentiments survey of Vesta, the end-to-end transaction guarantee...
Sustained government efforts to ease quarantine restrictions and the continuous vaccination drives are expected to retain the improvements in the country's workforce amid the health crisis, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. (Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on the July 2021...
The number of adult Filipinos who remain jobless slightly increased to 13.5 million in June 2021, according to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). SWS.ORG In the latest figure, the adult joblessness rate according to their June 23 to June 26 surveys was at 27.6 percent...
A preliminary survey of grade school students in the country found that students preferred a more “learner-centered approach” to teaching science, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The initial findings of the ongoing survey involving over 1,000...
(KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Eighty-nine percent of Filipinos wear face masks to avoid getting coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a survey conducted by independent research group OCTA showed. The Tugon ng Masa survey found that using face masks and regular cleaning of hands using...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) has attained its highest user-generated rating under the current Duterte administration at 85.96 percent. PPA General Manager Jay Santiago (File photo/ Screengrab from Zoom meeting) "This is the cherry on top. The way we perform and deliver our commitments will...
One out of five Filipino pregnant and lactating women exhibited insufficient iodine nutrition, based on the results of the Department of Science and Technology–Food and Nutrition Research Institute’s (DOST-FNRI) 2018-2019 Expanded National Nutrition Survey (ENNS). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)...
Malacañang welcomed the recent study showing that the majority of Filipinos have access to coronavirus vaccination sites but said that there were more things that needed to be accomplished in the country's fight against the pandemic. Workers belonging to the A4 priority group are inoculated with...
Majority, or 95 percent of Philippine employers, are now making workers' experience a top priority over the next three years in order to recover from the effects of the pandemic. sam-feb-wtw But despite knowing that adapting to the new reality takes time and requires a hybrid work model, many are...
One out of 10 or 10.3 percent of Filipino children aged 6 to 12 had vitamin D deficiency, with highest prevalence recorded in the National Capital Region (NCR), based on the 2018 Expanded National Nutrition Survey (ENNS) of the Department of Science and Technology- Food and Nutrition Research...
OCTA RESEARCH Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and President Rodrigo Duterte led the list of Filipinos' top bets for president and vice president in OCTA's Tugon ng Masa 2022 national elections survey. The survey was conducted on 1,200 respondents from July 12 to 18. Duterte-Carpio was the most...
Malacañang is grateful for the public's support for Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio and her father President Duterte after they emerged as top presidential tandem based on a recent poll. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging...
