Gainers don’t exceed losers yet

Mahar Mangahas - @inquirerdotnet 11/12/2022

There’s a lot of crowing, especially from the banking profession, about the latest report that the quarterly gross national product (GNP) grew by over 7 percent from last year. The new figures are nice to see, but…

Sustaining the momentum of Ledac

Gary B. Teves - @inquirerdotnet 10/31/2022

President Marcos Jr. recently convened and presided over the first Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (Ledac) meeting under his administration, with Senate President Migz Zubiri, House of Representatives Speaker Martin Romualdez, and key Cabinet members in attendance. The…

Compassionate economics

Mahar Mangahas - @inquirerdotnet 06/18/2022

I think of Compassionate Economics, loosely, as a science concerned with the economic well-being of the people in general. Within the textbook definition of economics as the study of the production and distribution of goods and services,…

Recent survey: Margot, Cortes, Chan, Gullas lead in mayoralty races

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Several incumbents in Metro Cebu are leading in the mayoralty race for the upcoming May 2022 polls, according to a recent survey. Results of the ‘Boses ng Bayan: Halalan 2022’ survey conducted by…

Study says Cebu City among ‘best cities for sleep’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/13/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City, together with Manila, is one of the best cities for sleep, according to a study on sleeping habits made recently. Mornings.co.uk published the Top 100 Cities in the World with the…

Are barangays now using surveys to push Sara’s presidential bid?

Carmela Reyes-Estrope, Leila B. Salaverria 05/31/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Are barangays being used for a survey to seek out support for the possible presidential bid of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio? Former Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño raised this issue on Twitter after…

SWS: 31% of families with distance learners have weak internet connection

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 03/06/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Thirty-one percent of Filipino families with members studying through online distance learning have weak internet connection, according to survey results released by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) on Friday. Based on the survey conducted by…

85% of Filipinos still worried about getting coronavirus – SWS

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 07/23/2020

MANILA, Philippines — An estimated 85 percent of Filipinos are still worried about catching COVID-19, according to a survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS), the results of which it released on Wednesday, July 22, 2020.…

Hospitality and travel stakeholders take on Domestic Travel Sentiment Survey 

PR 05/12/2020

In the wake of the corona virus pandemic, the travel industry has come to a halt. Many countries are on lockdown, airlines have suspended flights and services, and most hotel properties have sadly but responsibly taken the…

Lapu coastal barangays facing Mactan Channel to be monitored for poliovirus

Norman V. Mendoza 02/19/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Lapu-Lapu City’s coastal barangays facing the Mactan Channel will be closely monitored for possible poliovirus contamination. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan said monitoring is focussed on these barangays because they are facing…

Gov’t conducts survey for ‘accurate drug statistics’ amid ongoing drug war

Darryl John Esguerra 12/12/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Aaron Aquino on Thursday said the government has started conducting a survey to determine the number of users and pushers in the Philippines, more than three years after…

More Filipinos value PH ties with US than with China, says survey

Daphne Galvez - Inquirer.net 12/07/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Majority of Filipinos believe that the Philippines’ relationship with the United States is more important than its relationship with China, a recent survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) found. Results of the September…

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