Survey: ‘Very good’ satisfaction...

The net satisfaction rating is the rounded off difference between those who said that they were satisfied and those who declared they were dissatisfied with the performance of a particular government official. The polling firm has yet to release the percentage of the respondents who were satisfied or dissatisfied with the two officials, as well as the geographic and socio-economic breakdown of the responses. In his presentation, Sandoval also noted that overall satisfaction with the administration was at “excellent” +74 in December. In terms of specific issues, satisfaction with the government’s efforts to help the poor was at “very good” +64, campaign against illegal drugs at “good” +46, fighting corruption at “moderate” +12 and fighting inflation at “neutral” +1.

The October 2022 survey had 1,500 respondents and a margin of error of +/- 2.5 percent, while the December 2022 survey had 1,200 respondents and a margin of error of +/- 2.8 percent. g

authorities have closed off roads leading to the quake-hit areas.

Algabre said Filipinos in Turkey can reach the embassy through telephone and Whatsapp (+905345772344), through email at ankara.pe@dfa. gov.ph, or on its Facebook page (facebook.com/PHinTurkey).

They are advised to keep watch on the Facebook page for its advisories, that include 112 Emergency helplines of the Turkish government and lists of shelters and staging points of local government units (LGUs) in each of the affected Turkish provinces.

No Filipino casualties were reported in the magnitude 7.8 earthquake, so far.

“Our deepest condolences goes out to the families and loved ones of all those affected in Kahramanmaras, Gaziantep, Hatay, Osmaniye, Adıyaman, Malatya, Sanlıurfa, Adana, Diyarbakır, and Kilis,” the embassy’s statement wrote, citing the areas worst hit by Monday’s tragedy. More than 5,000 people were reported to have been killed by the tremor, said to be one of the strongest in recent years. g

as Parochial Vicar at St. Patrick Cathedral in El Paso and then at Our Lady of Peace in Alpine in Texas. He also served as the pastor of the former Santa Lucia Parish which is now St. John Paul 2nd Parish.

In 2003, he obtained a licentiate in canon law at the Catholic University of America in Washington.

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operations in urban terrain.

Balikatan is an annual exercise between the AFP and the U.S. Armed Forces' Indo-Pacific Command geared at enhancing both forces' interoperability.

Last year, 8,900 members of the AFP and the U.S. military joined the Balikatan, considered one of the largest-ever iterations of the Philippine-led annual exercise that took place across Luzon from March 28 to April 8, 2022.

At least 3,800 AFP members and 5,100 U.S. military personnel trained shoulder-to-shoulder.

They focused on maritime security, amphibious operations, live-fire training, urban operations, aviation operations, counterterrorism, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

Aguilar said the AFP is grateful for the support extended by Senators Francis Tolentino, Francis Escudero and Sherwin Gatchalian to implement the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement where the Philippines and U.S. both agreed on four new locations as EDCA sites.

"This manifestation of support is in line with our treaty obligation as contained in the Mutual Defense Treaty of 1951," he added.

Since the signing of EDCA in 2014, Aguilar said the agreement has continuously facilitated the conduct of military exercises and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) operations in support of the AFP mission.

"Likewise, with the threat of climate change, our partnership with modern and well-equipped