We take note of the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) February 2022 Labor Force Survey showing an unemployment rate of 6.4%. Unemployed individuals in February 2022 are more than a million lower compared to the same month last year.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte would surely give support to candidates he believes will continue his platform and the reforms he initiated.

The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey which showed that 51%, or +44, of adults Filipinos had said the Philippine economy will improve in the next 12 months is a welcome development.

While it is true that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte vetoed the Security of Tenure Bill in 2019, as mentioned by Senate President Vicente Sotto III, the Chief Executive explained that the version submitted by Congress “unduly broadens the scope and definition of prohibited labor-only contracting, effectively proscribing forms of contractualization that are not particularly unfavorable to employees involved.”

Our economic managers continue to keep a tight watch over inflation as it hits 4% in March 2022. They attribute this upward trend in transport, gas, other fuels among others.

As per the Department of Health, a letter signed by Secretary Francisco Duque III and Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr was sent to Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. who then seeks approval from the Office of the President as this is disposition of government property, which is, government-procured vaccines.

Senator Leila de Lima’s latest remarks are spoken in the middle of the campaign season. It is therefore understandable she wants to get the sympathy vote from the Filipino electorate.

Former Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu resigned due to health reasons. The Office of the Presidential Spokesperson on February 18, 2022 even released a statement wishing the former DENR Secretary good health.

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Thursday, March 31, 2022, approved the April 1 to 15, 2022 Alert Level Classification of provinces, highly urbanized cities (HUCs), and independent component cities (ICCs).

The Philippine position is we continue to exercise full sovereignty over Bajo de Masinloc and its territorial sea, as well as sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the surrounding EEZ and continental shelf.