The Department of Finance (DOF) is bullish on the country's improving unemployment numbers due to the government's robust strategy for creating jobs and driving investments. In a statement, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno expressed confidence that achieving an unemployment rate of four percent...
The Marcos administration received majority approval ratings on seven of the 14 issues on which its performance was evaluated, based on the results of the December 2023 Pulse Asia survey, which were released on Monday, Jan. 8. According to Pulse Asia, the current administration has the highest...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte repaint armchairs at the Victorino Mapa High School in Manila as part of the Department of Education's (DepEd) Brigada Eskwela program in August 2023. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte...
Majority of Filipinos still see inflation as an urgent issue that the current administration must address immediately, Pulse Asia’s survey results released on Monday, Jan. 8 showed. Based on the survey of 1,200 respondents conducted from Dec. 3 to 7, 2023, Pulse Asia found that 72 percent of...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) that its ongoing Report Card Survey (RCS) 2.0, which aims to provide a scientific way of rating the delivery of government services, will end in May this year. File photo In a televised briefer, ARTA director-general Secretary Ernesto Perez said the survey being...
(Photo by Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) A nationwide survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1 found that joblessness among adults was down in the third quarter of 2023. The survey, which had 1,200 respondents, revealed a decline in the joblessness rate to 16.9...
Gallup Korea has released its year end survey, revealing the top 10 favorite Korean singers and songs of 2023. The polling firm conducted the survey three times: July 11 to Aug. 3, Sept. 15 to Oct. 19, and Nov. 2 to Dec. 4. It asked 5,262 people aged 13 and above in South Korea...
(Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Optimism among Filipinos has significantly increased as perceptions of the country’s current state, national direction, and economic prospects have improved, based on Publicus Asia’s year-end survey results. The survey, which had 1,500 respondents and was conducted...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has maintained its position as the “most approved and trusted” government agency in the “Pahayag” year-end survey conducted by Publicus Asia. It received a 77 percent approval rating and a 61 percent trust rating in the...
Polling firm Gallup Korea revealed the results of its yearly Person of the Year survey to pick the favorite drama stars, movie stars, sports players and entertainment broadcasters who shined in 2023 in South Korea. Gallup Korea conducted a survey among 1,769 Koreans aged 13 and above...
(Arnold Quizol / Manila Bulletin) Majority of Filipinos are satisfied with the national government’s performance in providing quality education and infrastructure, based on the OCTA Research survey conducted from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4. The results of the 3rd Quarter 2023 Tugon ng Masa survey,...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Saturday, Dec. 9, welcomed the recent OCTA Research “Tugon ng Masa” nationwide survey that named the Department of Education (DepEd) as the country’s most trusted and top performing government agency. Vice President and Education...
