AFP prepares for 2023 Balikatan exercises with US

as “execrable.”

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

by Gabriel Pabico lalu Inquirer.net

TOKYO — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has maintained that his five-day official working visit to Japan is different from the other foreign trips he made, as interactions with the government and stakeholders have already been developed prior. Marcos in an interview with reporters on Wednesday, February 8 while en route to Tokyo explained that in other visits that he made, there was an effort to introduce the Philippines to the world, but not the case for Japan.

“Actually sa Japan is different from the other places that we’ve been wherein we just opened up the conversations. Sa Japan, very well-developed na ‘yong mga interactions natin with G-to-G [government-to-government] even sa commercial,” u PAGE 2

ALEX Eala eyes to see action in the 2023 French Open qualifiers in May as she is looking to participate in more Grand Slam tournaments this year.

Coming off her first Grand Slam stint as a pro in the 2023 Australian Open last month, the 17-year-old Eala on Tuesday, February 7 bared that she is seeking to qualify at Roland Garros set from May 28 to June 11.

“My next target right now is to try and qualify for the French Open. I have to budget my tournaments because as a 17-year-old,

by Michael PunonGbayan Philstar.com

MANILA — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is preparing for this year’s joint military exercises with the United States called Balikatan amid a refreshed security alliance between the two countries that would give U.S. forces greater access to local military bases.

This year’s joint activities are expected to be bigger, considering the expansion of coverage of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) to include four more Philippine military bases where U.S. forces can operate on a temporary basis. Among the areas being readied for the