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SWS trust ratings for Marcos, Duterte continue to drop

The trust enjoyed by President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte has continued to decline in recent months, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.

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Commissioned and released by Stratbase Group on Monday, the SWS survey showed that the country’s two highest government officials started the year on “equal footing” with Marcos scoring a 50 percent “much trust” rating while Duterte scored a 49 percent “much trust” rating.

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Dr. Edwin Mercado as the new president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).

In a press release on Tuesday, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said Mercado took an oath before Marcos in simple rites in Malacañang earlier that day.

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The Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) is tracking the movement of three Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy vessels monitored to have entered the Philippine waters on Sunday, February 2.

Major Orlando Ayllon, Westmincom information officer said the three PLA vessels that included one Renhai Class Cruiser Guided Missile, one Jiangkai Class Frigate II and one Type 903 Fuchi Class Replenishment Oiler were first monitored in the vicinity of West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Sunday, navigating through Mindoro Strait towards Sulu Sea.

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Furthermore, Kerwin believes it was also Duterte who was behind former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief and now Senator Ronald dela Rosa’s directive to implicate former senator Leila de Lima as involved in the illegal drug trade.

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An “Oplan Galugad” operation by the city’s CAA Substation at 1 a.m. in Barangay Manuyo Dos arrested a certain Luigi, 18; and Jomar, 41, seizing from them 52.98 grams of suspected shabu (crystal meth) estimated to be worth P360,264.

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