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Pinoys support Charter tweaks
Poll: 6 in 10 favor economic Cha-cha
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IX out of ten Filipinos believe the removal of restrictions against foreign investments and businesses in the Constitution may lead to more high-quality jobs, better services, and lower prices of goods, according to a recent Pulse Asia survey commissioned by international think tank Stratbase Institute. The polling firm released the survey results on Wednesday during a consultative session on Charter Change organized by the Democracy Watch Philippines. The survey, conducted from March 6 to 10, asked 1,200 respondents from all over the country about what they
7.4 quake kills 9 in Taiwan, hurts over 800, but no Pinoys injured NO FILIPINOS were reported hurt in a powerful earthquake that rocked Taiwan on Wednesday, killing nine and injuring more than 800 people. “We are thankful that we have not received reports of any of our kababayans being hurt or badly affected by the powerful earthquake that hit Taiwan this morning,” Silvestre Bello, chairman and resident representative of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office, said in a statement.
think would be the possible outcomes of the removal of restrictions against foreign investors or businesses in the Constitution. The respondents were presented with a list of six options and were allowed to choose up to three.
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QUAKE EFFECT. This photo taken by
Taiwan’s Central News Agency on April 3 shows people looking at a damaged building in Hualien city, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan’s east. AFP
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Speaker only gainer in Tangere survey rating gov’t executives RESULTS of the latest survey undertaken by the Tangere polling firm shows House Speaker Martin Romualdez as the only government official slightly increasing his numbers. In its March poll, Tangere said Romualdez increased his trust and satisfaction ratings by one percentage point among 2,000 respondents. Romualdez’s trust rating increased
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from 51 percent in February to 52 percent in March of this year, while his satisfaction rating increased from 40 percent to 41 percent during the same period. Tangere said President Marcos continues to enjoy high trust and satisfaction ratings at 54 percent and 41 percent, while Vice President Sara Duterte’s numbers dipped by four Next page
NSA wants charges vs. those ‘twisting facts’ on WPS efforts THE government is looking at filing charges against individuals who twisted facts about the military’s rotational and resupply missions in Ayungin Shoal and parroted propaganda lines
peddled by China. “We’ll work with the Department of Justice to take a look at if we can file libel cases or at the very least, slander cases, against these Next page
Villar tops local Forbes billionaires list, only Filipino to make it to world top 200
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President Marcos presides over the 16th Cabinet meeting of his administration with chiefs of government agencies in Malacanang Palace on Wednesday. PPA Pool
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President now managing his property and retail businesses full time, is SELF-MADE taipan the 190th richest man in and former senator MaBINONDO / C1 the world. nuel Villar emerged He is hundreds of bilas the only Filipino to lions behind this year’s make it to Forbes MagaNo. 1, Bernard Arnault and his family, with zine’s world’s top 200 billionaires for 2024. Next page Forbes reported that Villar, a former Senate
Filipino-Chinese traders dominate billionaires list
Davao court orders Quiboloy arrest; 3 nabbed By Rey E. Requejo and Macon Ramos-Araneta
Quiboloy after it failed to get a barangay chairman and a church asresolution from the Department of sociate of Quiboloy, while two othJustice on the televangelist’s appeal ers surrendered on Wednesday. These came after the National BuA DAVAO City court has ordered to reverse the DOJ ruling indicting the arrest of Kingdom of Jesus him of committing several crimes. Next page Meanwhile, authorities arrested a Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo C.
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