The country’s employment rate climbed to 96.1 percent in August, a sign of a resilient and adaptive labor market that continues to recover and prepares workers for emerging industries, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Thursday, Oct. 9. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s net satisfaction rose significantly to +10 in June, a 20-point rise from -10 in April, based on the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Tuesday, Sept. 30. The survey, conducted from June 25 to 29, found that 46 percent of adult Filipinos were...
Philippine business optimism fell to a four-year low in the third quarter of the year, driven by slack in demand and global headwinds, even as consumer pessimism eased to its most improved level in over two years due to new income streams. Based on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) latest...
Nearly half of adult Filipinos expect quality of life to improve in the next 12 months, based on the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from June 25 to 29. In the survey results released on Friday, Sept. 12, 47 percent of respondents said they expect their quality of life to...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from June 25 to 29 revealed that Filipinos continue to give “very high” trust in the United States (US), while trust in Palestine, China, and Iran remains “poor.” The survey results released on Tuesday, Sept. 9 showed that 72 percent of...
More adult Filipinos saw improvements in their quality of life over the past year, based on the results of the June 2025 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Sept. 2. The survey, conducted from June 25 to 29, found that 35 percent of respondents reported an improvement in their quality...
The Department of National Defense (DND) welcomed on Tuesday, Aug. 26, the latest results of OCTA Research’s Tugon ng Masa survey, saying it reflects strong public support for the government’s efforts to defend the Philippines’ rights in the West Philippine Sea. DND Secretary Gilberto...
Malacañang said President Marcos remains focused on his work and is not concerned about early presidential survey results listing candidates who are not allied with him. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after a WR Numero survey showed that 31.4 percent of Filipinos said they...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from June 25 to 29 found that 16.1 percent of Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger, defined as going hungry with nothing to eat, at least once in the past three months. SWS said this is a decline of 3.9 percentage points from 20 percent...
Pulse Asia’s June 2025 survey revealed that inflation remains the most urgent national concern for Filipinos, while more respondents now cite the need to increase workers’ pay compared to the previous quarter. The survey results released on Thursday, July 17, showed that 62 percent of Filipino...
A Supreme Court decision terminating the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte meant that the country would be spared from spending millions on a “defective” trial, Office of the Vice President (OVP) spokesperson Ruth Castelo said. “If it 's for the impeachment trial,...
Majority of Filipinos believe Vice President Sara Duterte should face the impeachment charges against her, based on the Second Quarter 2025 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from June 25 to 29. The survey results were confirmed by SWS on Tuesday, July 15. The survey, which included a...
