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Drug addicts, burglars still worry Filipinos despite crime drop: survey

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 31 10:06 AM

MANILA—Fewer Filipinos reported falling victim to common crimes such as street robberies and car thefts nationwide in the past 6 months, a new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Wednesday showed. Read more »

Chinese ship heads away from Vietnam after disputed surveys in South China Sea

Reuters
Posted at Oct 24 01:41 PM

A Chinese oil survey vessel that has been embroiled in a tense standoff with Vietnamese vessels in the South China Sea left Vietnamese-controlled waters on Thursday after more than 3 months, marine data showed.  Read more »

Fewer Filipinos go hungry in July-Sept: SWS

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 01:25 PM

Fewer Filipinos experienced involuntary hunger from July to September compared to the previous quarter, according to a survey released by the Social Weather Stations on Wednesday.  Read more »

Earthquake hits Japan; no tsunami warning issued: report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 07:04 PM

The Japan Meteorological Agency said the preliminary magnitude is at 5.7, and its seismic intensity scale at 4. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Hot seat for the top cop

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 04:00 AM

Here are the big stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

Duterte satisfaction rating slightly down but still 'very good': SWS

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 10 09:33 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte maintained his "very good" satisfaction rating in the third quarter, a Social Weather Stations survey revealed Wednesday. Read more »

The ANC Brief: A matter of destiny

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 04:00 AM

If the PNP chief had his way, he would want us all to move on from the controversies surrounding his involvement in illegal drugs. Here are the top stories making the headlines on ANC today: Read more »

US economists more pessimistic, citing trade as major risk: survey

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 10:10 PM

Economists have become more concerned about US growth prospects, citing trade friction as the major worry, but recession risks have receded slightly, according to a survey released Monday. Read more »

Duterte's trust, approval ratings down amid BuCor, 'ninja cops' mess

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 07 01:18 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's trust and approval ratings went down in the third quarter, according to the latest Pulse Asia survey, amid issues in the country's national penitentiary and police force. Read more »

More Americans say vaping is as dangerous as smoking cigarettes: poll

Chris Kahn, Reuters
Posted at Sep 25 06:18 AM

NEW YORK, United States—A growing number of Americans say that vaping e-cigarettes is at least as harmful as smoking traditional cigarettes, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, following reports of an outbreak of vaping-related illnesses and deaths. Read more »

Many sexually active Pinoys don't use condoms, survey says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 25 12:29 PM

MANILA—Most sexually active Filipinos don't always use condoms, a survey this year has found, which puts them at risk of sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancy.   Read more »

Anti-narcotics campaign gets 'excellent' rating in SWS survey

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 07:04 PM

In its second quarter survey, SWS said 82 percent of adult Filipinos were satisfied with the government's handling of its anti-narcotics campaign, while 12 percent were dissatisfied and 6 percent were undecided. Read more »

SWS: Fewer Filipinos saw irregularities in midterm polls

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 06:23 PM

MANILA - Fewer Filipino voters witnessed election irregularities during this year's midterm elections compared to the May 2016 polls, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released Wednesday showed.  Read more »

'Record-high' job optimism in June: SWS survey

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 06:41 PM

The Net Optimism score has reached excellent levels in only two other times in previous surveys, pollster SWS said. Read more »

Chinese ship inches closer to Vietnam coastline, amid South China Sea tensions

Khanh Vu, Reuters
Posted at Aug 24 04:53 PM

HANOI - A Chinese survey vessel on Saturday extended its activities to an area closer to Vietnam's coastline, ship tracking data showed, after the United States and Australia expressed concern about China's actions in the disputed waterways. Read more »

US economists expect recession in 2020 or 2021: survey

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 19 08:09 PM

A majority of economists expect a US recession in the next two years, but have pushed back the onset amid Federal Reserve actions, according to a survey released Monday. Read more »

Locsin: Only PH-flagged ships allowed to survey country's waters

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 05:00 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday reiterated only Filipino flagged ships are allowed to survey Philippine waters for now. Read more »

Foreigners joining Pinoys on marine surveys must turn over control: Locsin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 14 04:34 PM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said foreigners joining Filipino marine scientific research must “turn over command and control, all data gathering facilities” to Philippine citizens in their expedition. Read more »

Journalists warned vs self-censorship

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 05 09:56 AM

A journalist on Monday cautioned media workers against self-censorship and the effects of climate of fear in press under the Duterte administration. Read more »

NUJP: Pagsasalita laban sa gobyerno delikado pa rin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 07:12 PM

Lumabas sa isang survey na 3 sa 5 Pilipino ang nagsabing nararamdaman ang "freedom of expression" sa ilalim ng kasalukuyang administrasyon. Read more »