MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos who say their quality of life worsened over the past year continued to increase in the fourth quarter survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS). From 32 percent ...

The net trust rating of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. slipped to -3% while that of Vice President Sara Duterte improved to 31% amid government investigations into alleged anomalous flood ...

Forty-four percent of adult Filipinos are looking forward to the improvement of their quality of life ("optimists") in the next 12 months, a survey conducted in November by Social Weather Stations ...

A socially relevant nativity scene is displayed at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in Project 8, Quezon City, which depicts the manger in a shanty amidst debris and trash brought about by floods.

MANILA, Philippines — Forty-four percent of adult Filipinos are optimistic that their quality of life will improve in 2026, while eight percent believe it will worsen, according to a Social Weather ...

MANILA, Philippines — With corruption issues hounding his administration, President Marcos’ trust ratings continued to plunge in the last quarter of the year, with more Filipinos saying they have ...

(1st UPDATE) A November SWS survey commissioned by Stratbase shows the President's trust numbers slipping back to their post-Duterte arrest levels, as Vice President Sara Duterte's trust numbers ...

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Russia's Defence Ministry released the first images of an intermediate-range weapon entering service. Analysts identified a former airfield near the Russian border as a likely site. Russia deployed ...

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Slow-wave sleep (SWS) refers to phase 3 sleep, which is the deepest phase of non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, and is characterized by delta waves (measured by EEG). Dreaming and sleepwalking can ...

MANILA, Philippines — The net trust rating of President Marcos dropped to -3 in November from +7 in September, while Vice President Sara Duterte’s net trust rating slightly increased to +31 from +25, ...