The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reiterated its commitment to ensure that all Filipinos are “free from hunger and poverty.” (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement issued Thursday, Nov. 2, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said that the agency’s vision...
More Filipinos considered themselves poor due to inflation, a Cabinet official said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan discuss high-impact projects during the NEDA Board meeting on Oct. 13, 2023. (Photo courtesy of PCO) National Economic and Development...
Top leaders of the House of Representatives on Thursday, November 2 took turns commending Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez for his exemplary leadership saying he has become the true embodiment of the “House of the People” due to his people-centered and pro-poor advocacies. Former...
From left to right: Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga, Quezon City 3rd district Rep. Franz Pumaren, and Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (MANILA BULLETIN, Facebook, PPAB) Ranking congressmen only have good things to say about House Speaker...
Tangere The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) received the highest trust and satisfaction ratings among key government agencies in October, with 84 percent and 77 percent, respectively, based on a survey by big data research firm Tangere. The Department of Education, Armed Forces of the...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio The trust and approval ratings of President Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte fell further in the OCTA Research’s “Third Quarter Tugon ng Masa” nationwide survey conducted from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4,...
A Pulse Asia survey commissioned by the office of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian showed that 98 percent of Filipinos favor free tuition in public universities. Based on the survey, 99 percent are in favor among those in Classes A, B and C; 97 percent in Class D and 100 percent in Class E....
A commissioned survey conducted by OCTA Research from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4 revealed that ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is once again at the top of the list of potential senatorial candidates for the senate in the May 2025 elections. Tulfo had a “significant” lead in the third quarter of...
(Manila Bulletin File Photo) A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed that 33 percent of adult Filipinos had a better quality-of-life compared to 12 months ago, while 22 percent experienced worsening conditions, and 45 percent reported no change from the previous year. The results of the...
Brgy. Salangan in San Miguel, Bulacan is submerged in flood on Sept. 26, 2022 after the onslaught of Supertyphoon Noru (Karding). (Mark Balmores / Manila Bulletin File Photo) Almost half of Filipinos attribute calamities to the destructive actions of people who frequently abuse the environment, a...
Photo from Pixabay Majority of Filipino adults have “enough” or “little” knowledge about climate change, but there was an increase in the percentage of those with sufficient knowledge between June 2022 and September 2023, Pulse Asia said in its survey results released on Monday, Oct. 9....
Manila Bulletin Over half of Filipinos are in favor of hiring unlicensed nurses as aides or assistants to augment the workforce in government hospitals, based on the OCTA Research survey results released on Friday, Oct. 6. According to the non-commissioned “Tugon ng Masa” survey with 1,200...
