House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco looked back at the past year full of hope as the Philippines is entering 2022 while reaping the benefits of the government’s intense efforts in responding to the Covid-19 crisis. “We have come a long way since last year when we felt seemingly hopeless against the wave of Covid-19 infections,” […]
DESCRIBING 2022 as “a crucial year for our country,” leaders of the House of Representatives are one in saying that the economic measures they approved as well as the P5.024-trillion proposed national budget they passed are the key potent weapons government could use to deal with the economic impacts of…
TO help fund the rehabilitation of provinces ravaged by Typhoon “Odette” (international code name Rai), a senior lawmaker on Wednesday said the government could require 57 government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) for advance dividend payments. In a news statement, House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability Vice Chairman Johnny…
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (File photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte's trust and approval ratings rose in December 2021, according to according to the fourth quarter survey results released by a political consultancy firm. In PUBLiCUS Asia's Pahayag Quarter 4 survey conducted from Dec. 6 to 10, Duterte had an approval rating of 65 percent, up by 5 percentage points from its 60 percent approval rating in the third quarter. His trust rating also rose to 55 percent, 2 percentage points higher than his 53 percent trust rating in the last quarter. Duterte was tagged by at least 50 percent of respondents in all but one of the traits namely "religiosity." He notched the highest share for "bravery" with 80 percent, "love for the Philippines" with 72 percent, "decisiveness" with 72 percent, and "concern for Filipinos" with 71 percent. On the other hand, the approval rating of Vice President Leni Robredo dipped by 1 percentage po