Rody rejects calls to serve as government drug czar

FORMER President Rodrigo Duterte has turned down calls to become the new anti-drug czar, saying it is now the duty of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to fix

SWS: 45% of Pinoys optimistic life will improve in 1 year

By Vito Barcelo

AT LEAST 45 percent of Filipino adults are optimistic that their lives will improve in the next 12 months, the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) shows.

The survey, conducted from March 26 to 29, also found 42 percent of Filipinos saying the quality of their lives will stay the same, while 6 percent said it will worsen. Eleven percent of the 1,200 respondents did not give an answer.

SWS noted that the net personal the country's illegal drug problem. “Mukhang hindi na rin tama [it doesn't seem right anymore], Pastor, because there is the President duly elected and it is his duty to enforce the law and solve crimes,” Duterte said in a television interview.

By Vince Lopez

Billed as "Kaagapay Maritime Exercise 2023," the event aim to improve interoperability among the three countries through communication exercises, maneuvering drills, photo exercises, maritime law enforcement training, search and rescue and passing exercises.

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed the geological mapping of all agricultural lands in the country to establish soil maps for specific agricultural products that will help improve farmers' products.

President Marcos said the government is already using geo mapping in resolving titling issues to boost agricultural production and increase the income of farmers.

"In geo mapping, we're already using maps of BIR (Bureau of Internal Revenue) and NAMRIA (National Mapping and Resource Information Authority). We are putting together everything be