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VP Binay’s ratings declines; yet ‘satisfies’?

Over 60 percent of Filipinos said they were supposedly ‘satisfied’ with Vice President Jejomar Binay’s performance, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed – despite an eight-point decline in his satisfaction rating. The survey, which gave the vice president a net satisfaction rating of 44 percent (satisfied minus dissatisfied, after rounding), was conducted from Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 2014. It also found that 20 percent of respondents were dissatisfied with Binay’s performance. In contrast, Senate President […]

Disaster management in ASEAN

Lessons Learned from Typhoon Ruby & Yolanda In the context of an integrating ASEAN Manila, Philippines – As the Philippines weathered Typhoon Ruby last December – the strongest typhoon to hit the country in 2014 and just one year after the world’s worst recorded storm Typhoon Yolanda – the country was reminded that cooperation and coordination is key in disaster relief. With ASEAN providing their technical and financial support for Typhoon Ruby, the prospects for […]