Eight out of 10 Filipinos are open to the proposal banning the use of mobile phones in schools, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Tuesday, August 6. A Pulse Asia survey commissioned by the Office of Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian shows that 76% of Filipinos support cellphone ban in schools. The...
The newly collected data from the completed seismic surveys of Israeli firm Ratio Petroleum and state-run Philippine National Oil Company-Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC) will enable a comprehensive assessment of the actual reserves’ potential for oil and gas at their service contracts in the...
Most Filipinos support a nationwide ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOS), based on the OCTA Research’s Second Quarter of 2024 “Tugon ng Masa” survey conducted from June 26 to July 1. The survey results released on Sunday, July 28, revealed that 83 percent of Filipinos support...
Senate President Francis Escudero gained significant approval among Filipinos, with 51 percent satisfied with his performance, based on the July survey by Tangere. Moreover, nearly three-fifths or 59.58 percent of Filipinos expressed trust in his role as Senate President. Tangere observed that...
Tangere’s July 2024 Economic Charter Change Survey A survey conducted by Tangere from July 16 to 18 revealed that 60.6 percent of Filipinos support the proposed amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. Of the 60.6 percent of Filipinos who agree, 25.2 percent “strongly...
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) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo maintained his lead in the Tangere senatorial survey conducted from July 10 to 13, securing the highest voter preference among potential candidates for the May 2025 elections. In the survey,...
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...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, July 17 assured that the Senate will work harder to maintain the public’s trust in the institution. Escudero made the assurance after a recent Pulse Asia survey showed him holding a 69 percent trust rating. “On...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte (File Photo) By ELLALYN DE VERA-RUIZ Filipinos’ trust in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declined, while trust in Vice President Sara Duterte remained unchanged in the Pulse Asia’s second quarter of 2024 survey results released on...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the number of jobless Filipinos decreased in May compared to the previous year; however, the figures were higher than they were a month ago. The PSA Labor Force Survey revealed on Monday, July 8, that the unemployment rate in May this year...
Only around 27 percent of establishments with 20 or more workers implemented a work-from-home (WFH) arrangement during the pandemic period of 2021 to 2022, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Based on the Integrated Survey on Labor and Employment, a total of 9,822 out of 36,342...
