President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (File photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo Roa Duterte scored higher approval and trust ratings just over two months before he ends his term, according to the results of a Pahayag 2022 first quarter survey conducted by PUBLiCUS Asia Inc. The March 30 to April 6 survey, released Monday, showed 67.2 percent of the 1,500 respondents saying they either "approve" or '"strongly approve" of Duterte's performance as president over the past 12 months. This figure is 2.3 percentage points higher than Duterte's 65 percent approval rating in the first quarter of 2021. Duterte's trustworthiness was rated either as "high" or "very high" based on 61.2 percent of respondents, up by 6.2 percentage points from his 55 percent trust rating in the same period last year. His disapproval rating for the first quarter of 2022 was 15.2 percent and his low trust rating was 16.6 percent. PUBLiCUS Executive Director Aureli Sinsuat s
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has highlighted the sacrifices of the country’s Covid-19 frontliners and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) on the occasion of Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor on Saturday, April 9.
(MANILA BULLETIN) "We join the entire nation in commemorating Araw ng Kagitin
Duterte family friend, House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Monday, March 28, thanked President Duterte for all he has done for the Philippines.
(Photo from House Speaker Lord Allan Jay Velasco's Facebook) "On behalf of the House of Representatives and the Filipino people, thank you for all you
Without a special session, according to Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate, lawmakers will only be able to tackle the suspension of fuel excise taxes after elections, on May 23.
After roughly two years, the House of Representatives is allowing for the first time the in-person coverage of a committee meeting on Monday morning, March 7.
(File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was confirmed in a Viber message to reporters by the House media bureau on late Sunday night, March