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Poll says most Filipinos worry about rising prices

STORY: Poll says most Filipinos worry about rising prices SHOOTING DATE: Jan. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:49 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Manila 2. various of a gas station in Manila 3. various of a supermarket in Manila STORYLINE: Inflation is the most urgent concern of Filipino adults, according to a national survey released on Monday. Pulse Asia Research Inc. said in its poll conducted in December last year that 72 percent of the 1,200 respondents identify inflation as an urgent issue that needs to be immediately addressed by the government. Out of the 16 issues presented to the respondents, controlling inflation "is the only issue considered as urgent by most adults," the survey said. Increasing the pay of workers is the second most often-mentioned urgent national concern, followed by creating more jobs, reducing poverty, as well as fighting graft and corruption in government, the poll showed. Year-on-year inflation in the Philippines decel

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China's NEV firm gains popularity in Philippines

STORY: China's NEV firm gains popularity in Philippines DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of BYD Philippines 2. various of clients 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARK ANDREW TIENG, Managing director, BYD Philippines 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANGELA, Manila resident 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JAI JIREH MABANSAG, Dealer development manager, BYD Philippines STORYLINE: China's NEV giant BYD has gained popularity in the Philippines' market, as the global trend of increasing fuel prices continues to burden consumers. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARK ANDREW TIENG, Managing director, BYD Philippines "We're very proud to say that BYD has a very big market share of the electric vehicle sales of the Philippines. We have more than 60 percent market share as of 2022. Because of the fuel prices, a global trend that's going high, going up, Filipinos are looking for alternative energy sources for their cars. The demand will jump very big, very huge. We're ready to impro

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Marcos cites successes of 1st-year presidency, vowing to improve Filipinos' life

STORY: Marcos cites successes of 1st-year presidency, vowing to improve Filipinos' life DATELINE: July 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): YANG YUNQI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the House of the Representatives 3. the arrival of BBM 4. SOUNDBITE (English): FERDINAND ROMUALDEZ MARCOS, Philippine President 5. various of the streets in Manila STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YANG YUNQI, Xinhua correspondent "I'm now at the Philippine House of Representatives. Here, Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos has delivered his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) one year into his administration, reviewing the government's work in the past year while outlining the country's priorities in the near future." Marcos on Monday cited the successes achieved by his administration in the first year, promising Filipinos a better and stable life as the country's economy recorded a historical growth. He stressed the Southeast Asian country recorded

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THE PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS

(230724) -- QUEZON CITY, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos (front) listens during his second State of the Nation Address in Quezon City, the Philippines, July 24, 2023. Marcos on Monday cited the successes achieved by his administration in the first year, promising Filipinos a better and stable life as the country's economy recorded a historical growth. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS

(230724) -- QUEZON CITY, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos (C) talks with Philippine Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri (L) and House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez after delivering his second State of the Nation Address in Quezon City, the Philippines, July 24, 2023. Marcos on Monday cited the successes achieved by his administration in the first year, promising Filipinos a better and stable life as the country's economy recorded a historical growth. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS

(230724) -- QUEZON CITY, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos speaks during his second State of the Nation Address in Quezon City, the Philippines, July 24, 2023. Marcos on Monday cited the successes achieved by his administration in the first year, promising Filipinos a better and stable life as the country's economy recorded a historical growth. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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THE PHILIPPINES-QUEZON CITY-STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS

(230724) -- QUEZON CITY, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos waves before his second State of the Nation Address in Quezon City, the Philippines, July 24, 2023. Marcos on Monday cited the successes achieved by his administration in the first year, promising Filipinos a better and stable life as the country's economy recorded a historical growth. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPPINES-MANILA-CHINA-GIFTED PARK-OPENING

(230120) -- MANILA, Jan. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- China's Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian (2nd R), Philippine Public Works and Highways Secretary Manuel Bonoan (3rd R) and other officials attend the ceremonial opening of the surrounding park of the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge in Manila, the Philippines, Jan. 20, 2023. Filipinos can now walk safely and leisurely to enjoy the newly-opened linear riverside park gifted by China here on Friday. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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Japanese groups bring messages of hope to Haiyan survivors

MANILA, Philippines - Artistically pierced bamboo poles emit light from inserted candles on Nov. 7, 2014, in front of a Catholic church in the central Philippine province Leyte. The event was introduced by some Japanese groups to bring messages of hope as Filipinos marked the following day the first anniversary of super typhoon Haiyan that claimed thousands of lives and left a massive devastation on properties and infrastructure.

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Storm-hit Filipinos enjoy basketball near temporary houses

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Young men play basketball in front of temporary housing built by the International Organization for Migration with financial assistance from Japan on Oct. 20, 2014, in Tacloban in the central Philippines, badly hit by last year's super typhoon Haiyan.

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70th anniv. of 1st suicide attack by Japan during WWII

MABALACAT CITY, Philippines - The Goma Fire Ritual, an ancient Buddhist prayer ritual that involves the burning of a thick bush, is held during a ceremony praying for world peace in Mabalacat City north of Manila on Oct. 25, 2014, the 70th anniversary of the first suicide air attack deployed by Japanese forces against U.S. warships during World War II. Mabalacat is where an airfield was located where, on Oct. 25, 1944, Lt. Yukio Seki led the first "kamikaze" attack fleet against U.S. warships in Leyte Gulf. About 150 Japanese and Filipinos attended the ceremony.

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70th anniv. of 1st suicide attack by Japan during WWII

MABALACAT CITY, Philippines - File photo taken in October 1944 shows a Japanese "kamikaze" attack airplane taking off from the Mabalacat airfield in the Philippines. A ceremony praying for world peace was held in Mabalacat City north of Manila on Oct. 25, 2014, the 70th anniversary of the first suicide air attack deployed by Japanese forces against U.S. warships during World War II. About 150 Japanese and Filipinos attended the ceremony.

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Philippines marks 70th anniversary of MacArthur's landing

PALO, Philippines - Filipinos take pictures on Oct. 20, 2014, in front of the bronze statues of U.S. Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur and other officials in Palo, the Philippines, to mark the 70th anniversary of the landing on Leyte Island of MacArthur. It marked the start of the Philippines' liberation from Japanese forces during World War II.

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Filipinos slam China intrusions on Independence Day

MANILA, Philippines - Demonstrators denounce what they call China's aggressive intrusions into Philippine-claimed territories in the South China Sea in front of the consular office of the Chinese Embassy in Manila on June 12, 2014, the country's Independence Day.

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Thousands of Filipinos rally against corruption

MANILA, Philippines - Facundo Encarnado, 78, joins a rally in the Philippine capital Manila on Aug. 26, 2013, calling for the abolition of a corruption-tainted development assistance fund for the pet projects of Philippine senators and congressmen. The call was triggered by allegations that around 10 billion pesos (almost $236 million) from the development assistance fund found its way into private pockets in the last few years.

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Protest rally against China in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - Filipinos stage a protest rally against China in a downtown area of Manila on July 24, 2013.

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Online English lessons by Filipinos for Japanese

TOKYO, Japan - Md Moin, Bangladeshi founder of the website Pikt Corp., poses for a photo in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Oct. 12, 2011. The online English conversation school provides inexpensive lessons from Filipinos, who are graduates of prestigious colleges but unemployed amid an economic slump in the Philippines, for Japanese learners.

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Japanese-Filipino woman to meet Japanese father

MANILA, Philippines - Pacita Okuma (L) and six other Filipinos of Japanese descent attend a press conference near Manila on Aug. 3, 2011, before leaving for Japan to meet their Japanese relatives. Okuma, a 69-year-old Japanese-Filipino woman, plans to meet her Japanese father for the first time in 66 years. They will make personal appearances at the Tokyo Family Court as part of their petition to acquire Japanese citizenship.

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Japanese-Filipino woman to meet Japanese father

MANILA, Philippines - Pacita Okuma, a 69-year-old Japanese-Filipino woman, speaks during a press conference near Manila on Aug. 3, 2011, before leaving for Okinawa to meet her Japanese father for the first time in 66 years. Okuma and six other Filipinos of Japanese descent will go to Japan to meet their Japanese relatives. They will make personal appearances at the Tokyo Family Court as part of their petition to acquire Japanese citizenship.

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Filipinos celebrate national hero who briefly visited Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Staff of the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo gather in front of the bust of Jose Rizal, their country's national hero, in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on June 19, 2011, the 150th anniversary of his birth. Rizal traveled to Japan in 1888 during the course of his peaceful revolt against the Spanish rulers of the Philippines.

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Filipinos celebrate national hero who briefly visited Japan

MANILA, Philippines - Photo taken June 16, 2011, at the Philippine National Library in Manila, shows a portrait on display there of Seiko Usui, more commonly known to Filipinos as O-Sei-san, the Japanese love interest of the Philippines' national hero Jose Rizal, who visited Japan from Feb. 28 to April 13, 1888. The Philippines celebrated the 150th anniversary of Rizal's birth on June 19, 2011.

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Presidential election under way in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - A voter scans his ballot on a counting machine at a polling station in Mandaluyong City in Metro Manila on May 10, 2010, as Filipinos began to go to the polls the same day to elect a new president, with frontrunner Sen. Benigno Aquino pitted against eight other contenders.

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Presidential election under way in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines - A voter scans her ballot on a counting machine at a polling station in Mandaluyong City in Metro Manila on May 10, 2010, as Filipinos began to go to the polls the same day to elect a new president, with frontrunner Sen. Benigno Aquino pitted against eight other contenders.

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2 war-displaced Japanese Filipinos meet with cousins

NAHA, Japan - Rodolfo Seiichi Adaniya (R) and his sister Yoshiko Trinidad (C) meet their Japanese relatives for the first time at Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture on July 9. The father of the two Filipinos migrated to the Philippines from Okinawa before the war and married a Filipino woman, but went missing during World War II.

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Anti-Arroyo protesters driven back by riot police

MANILA, Philippines - Thousands of Filipinos call on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to quit during their demonstration in Manila on May 1. The protesters, mainly left-wing peasants, factory workers and students, tried to march to the presidential palace but were driven back by police in riot gear.

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8 Japanese-Filipinos file for registration as Japanese in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - One of eight Japanese-Filipinos who were born before and during World War II in the Philippines is moved to tears during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 12 after applying with the Tokyo Family Court for registration as a Japanese citizen.

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8 Japanese-Filipinos file for registration as Japanese in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese-Filipinos who were born before and during World War II in the Philippines smile during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 12 after filing applications with the Tokyo Family Court for registration as Japanese citizens.

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Filipinos seek damages from U.S. asbestos makers

MANILA, Philippines - Filipinos who worked at former U.S. military base in the Philippines tell reporters in Manila on Aug. 22 that they are victims of asbestos exposure and are seeking compensation from U.S. asbestos makers. They brought with them their medical records, including films of lung X-ray results.

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U.S. pays $1 million reward to Filipino informers

MANILA, Philippines - Three Filipinos receive reward money totaling $1 million at a ceremony in the grounds of a hospital in Basilan for helping authorities track down and kill a senior leader of the Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf group. Two men and a woman wear black caps, long-sleeved white shirts, gloves, sunglasses and stockings over their faces to conceal their identities.

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Filipino actor registers as presidential candidate

MANILA, Philippines - Popular Filipino movie actor Fernando Poe, Jr. waves at his supporters after formally registering his candidacy for president with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Jan. 2, presenting incumbent Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo with possibly her biggest obstacle to winning a new mandate in May's voting. Poe, whose real name is Ronald Allan Kelley, is running under the Coalition of United Filipinos, composed of three opposition parties.

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Aquino urges Filipinos to remember husband's heroism

MANILA, Phillippines - Former President Corazon Aquino speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Manila on Aug. 20, the eve of the 20th anniversary of her husband's assassination. She urged Filipinos to remember the heroism of her late husband who was slain upon his return from exile in the United States.

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(1)Filipinos launch U.S. court action over toxic base

MANILA, Philippines - One of 36 Filipinos claiming to be victims of toxic waste contamination shows his back after asking a U.S. court to order the U.S. government to inspect its former air and naval bases in the Philippines. The Manila-based People Task Force for Bases Cleanup, a group supporting the Filipinos, said Dec. 5 the case was brought before the U.S. Federal District Court in San Jose, California, on Dec. 3 against the U.S. Air Force and Navy.

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(2)Filipinos launch U.S. court action over toxic base

MANILA, Philippines - One of 36 Filipinos claiming to be victims of toxic waste contamination shows her legs after asking a U.S. court to order the U.S. government to inspect its former air and naval bases in the Philippines. She once worked near Clark Field, Pampanga Province. The Manila-based People Task Force for Bases Cleanup, a group supporting the Filipinos, said Dec. 5 the case was brought before the U.S. Federal District Court in San Jose, California, on Dec. 3 against the U.S. Air Force and Navy.

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Philippine people celebrate on news of Estrada resignation

MANILA, Philippines - Tens of thousands of Filipinos celebrate the victory of ''people power'' on a Manila street Jan. 20 on news that President Joseph Estrada resigned.

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Arroyo sworn in as Philippines' new president

MANILA, Philippines - New Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (C) makes a speech in Manila on Jan. 20 after taking her oath as the country's 14th president to thundering cheers from tens of thousands of Filipinos at the historic EDSA Shrine, site of the 1986 ''people power'' revolt.

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8 bodies recovered after cargo ship founders in Pacific

KOCHI, Japan - The photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter, shows a Japan Coast Guard ship on Jan. 8 rescuing a crew member of a cargo ship that sank the previous day in the Pacific Ocean off Kochi Prefecture. Five crew members of the Panamanian-registered 3,561-ton White Koowa, all Filipinos, have been rescued by coast guard patrol boats and another cargo ship. The bodies of eight crew members were found Jan. 8 and one remains missing. The surviving crew members said the ship, owned by a company in Ehime Prefecture, sank at around 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 7. The vessel was transporting ore from Indonesia to Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture.

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Economy to collapse if Estrada escapes impeachment

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine Vice President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, constitutional successor to President Joseph Estrada, warns Dec. 8 the country's economy could collapse if the impeached president survives a landmark Senate trial where he is accused of bribery, graft and corruption. In an exclusive interview with Kyodo News, Arroyo said Filipinos have high expectations that the 22-member Senate, convened as an impeachment court, will conduct an impartial trial of Estrada.

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Thousands rally, pray for Estrada resignation

MANILA, Philippines - Tens of thousands of Filipinos gather at the EDSA Shrine in Manila on Nov. 4, demanding an immediate resignation of President Joseph Estrada who faces allegations of womanizing, drinking and gambling.

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18 Filipinos rescued from listing freighter

FUKUOKA, Japan - The 5,000-ton freighter Siti Aishah sits listing in waters off Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 19, after the logs it was carrying shifted position. Eighteen Filipino crew members were rescued. The Panamanian-registered ship was on its way from Malaysia to Toyama Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast.

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PHILIPPINES-PRESIDENT-ELECT-CHINA-AWARDING CEREMONY

(220610) -- MAKATI CITY, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos (L), former Philippine President Joseph Estrada (R) and Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian (C) attend the awarding ceremony to Filipinos that contributed to the promotion of the Philippines-China mutual understanding, in Makati City, the Philippines on June 10, 2022. The newly-elected Philippine leader on Friday vowed to foster stronger and deeper Philippines-China relations during his six-year administration. (Photo by Rouelle Umali/Xinhua)

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PHILIPPINES-PRESIDENT-ELECT-CHINA-AWARDING CEREMONY

(220610) -- MAKATI CITY, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos delivers a speech during the awarding ceremony to Filipinos that contributed to the promotion of the Philippines-China mutual understanding, in Makati City, the Philippines on June 10, 2022. The newly-elected Philippine leader on Friday vowed to foster stronger and deeper Philippines-China relations during his six-year administration. (Photo by Rouelle Umali/Xinhua)

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Preliminary results show Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wins Philippine presidential election

STORY: Preliminary results show Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wins Philippine presidential election DATELINE: May 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): YANG YUNQI, Xinhua correspondent 2. previous campaign rally of Marcos Jr. 3. various of Marcos Jr.' campaign poster 4. various of Marcos Jr. STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): YANG YUNQI, Xinhua correspondent "Behind me is the vote-counting center for this year's election. Preliminary result shows that Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has won the election. Marcos will be the Philippines' 17th president after the formal confirmation from the commission on elections and the Congress." Ferdinand Marcos Jr. won Monday's presidential election over his main rival, incumbent Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo, according to 83.1 percent of unofficial votes counted. Marcos' running mate, Sara Duterte-Carpio, the 43-year-old daughter of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, also won the vice presidential race. Filipinos voted to el

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PHILIPPINES-MANILA-ELECTION

(220509) -- MANILA, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A voter checks temperature before casting ballot at a school-turned polling center in Manila, the Philippines on May 9, 2022. Filipinos began voting Monday morning to elect their next president and some 18,000 other officials of all levels of government. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPPINES-MANILA-ELECTION

(220509) -- MANILA, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A voter has her index finger marked after casting ballot at a school-turned polling center in Manila, the Philippines on May 9, 2022. Filipinos began voting Monday morning to elect their next president and some 18,000 other officials of all levels of government. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPPINES-MANILA-ELECTION

(220509) -- MANILA, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man casts vote at a school-turned polling center in Manila, the Philippines on May 9, 2022. Filipinos began voting Monday morning to elect their next president and some 18,000 other officials of all levels of government. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPPINES-MANILA-ELECTION

(220509) -- MANILA, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A resident attends voting at a school-turned polling center in Manila, the Philippines on May 9, 2022. Filipinos began voting Monday morning to elect their next president and some 18,000 other officials of all levels of government. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPPINES-MANILA-ELECTION

(220509) -- MANILA, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A policeman attends voting at a school-turned polling center in Manila, the Philippines on May 9, 2022. Filipinos began voting Monday morning to elect their next president and some 18,000 other officials of all levels of government. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPPINES-MANILA-ELECTION

(220509) -- MANILA, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man attends voting at a school-turned polling center in Manila, the Philippines on May 9, 2022. Filipinos began voting Monday morning to elect their next president and some 18,000 other officials of all levels of government. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPPINES-MANILA-ELECTION

(220509) -- MANILA, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman attends voting at a school-turned polling center in Manila, the Philippines on May 9, 2022. Filipinos began voting Monday morning to elect their next president and some 18,000 other officials of all levels of government. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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PHILIPPINES-MANILA-ELECTION

(220509) -- MANILA, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Residents attend voting at a school-turned polling center in Manila, the Philippines on May 9, 2022. Filipinos began voting Monday morning to elect their next president and some 18,000 other officials of all levels of government. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)