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MANILA, Philippines — More Filipinos are dissatisfied with the performance of the administration under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., a September survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) has shown. The poll results released on Friday indicated that 42 percent of adult Filipinos are “dissatisfied with the general performance” of the administration, four points above the
SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — Teachers at San Juan National High School in the municipality of San Juan in this province are set to strengthen their digital instruction capabilities after receiving 21 MacBook Neo laptops from the Department of Education (DepEd) Central Office. The allocation is part of DepEd’s nationwide distribution of more than 231,000
COTABATO CITY – Police authorities recovered an improvised bomb left along the roadside in Shariff Aguak town, Maguindanao del Sur on Friday, Nov. 13. Colonel John Mangahis, Maguindanao del Sur police director, said the Shariff Aguak municipal police station was alerted by a concerned resident who noticed the unattended package. Police personnel were then dispatched
MANILA, Philippines — San Miguel Corp.’s power arm signaled strong interest in the government’s coal mine auction and even praised the Department of Energy (DOE) for its controversial asset-surrender rule, a provision that has drawn the ire of incumbent operator Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC). Of the seven companies that attended a new pre-bid
As the Philippines wraps up its chairmanship of the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, several key measures are expected to be finalized to address challenges facing member states.
MANILA, Philippines — Travelers get a slight reprieve in the second half of November as the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) approved lower fuel surcharges for the period, reflecting the decline in global jet fuel prices. In an advisory, the aviation regulator said a Level 16 fuel surcharge would take effect from Nov. 16 to 30, down
BUTUAN CITY — The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has immediately suspended the Passenger Ship Safety Certificate (PSSC) of MV Georgia 1 after the vessel ran aground at the Port of Surigao in Surigao City early Thursday. In a statement, Marina said the suspension was done in keeping with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Transportation Secretary
CALAPAN CITY — Headline inflation in Oriental Mindoro accelerated to 9.3 percent in October from 7.7 percent in September, according to official government data released on November 10. The sharp increase brought the province’s average inflation rate from January to October to 6.1 percent, up from 1.8 percent in October last year. Data from the
OCTA Research has rejected claims that its hypothetical 2028 election surveys were rigged to favor Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo.
Sweden is expecting a significant surge in capital deployment from Swedish firms across the Philippines once the Philippines-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is finalized.
