Govt ‘putting in place long-term solutions’ to address poverty — Palace

THE government is doing what it can to decrease poverty after a Social Weather Systems (SWS) survey released on Saturday revealed that more Filipinos consider themselves poor. The poll from June 27 to 30 among 1,200 adults nationwide showed that 48 percent or 11.1 million Filipino families deemed themselves to be in this situation. “We take seriously […]

The post Govt ‘putting in place long-term solutions’ to address poverty — Palace appeared first on The Manila Times Online.

Read more

Pulse Asia: Majority of Filipinos oppose shift to federalism

MAJORITY of Filipinos are opposed to a shift to federalism, according to a recent Pulse Asia survey. The survey on 1,800 respondents from June 15 to 21 said 62 percent were not in favor, 28 percent were in favor while 10 percent were uncertain. At the same time, the survey said that 69 percent had […]

The post Pulse Asia: Majority of Filipinos oppose shift to federalism appeared first on The Manila Times Online.

Read more