00:01President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. narrows the gap with Vice President Sara Duterte in trust in the approval ratings over the
00:08past year.
00:09National Unity Party Chairman Ronaldo Puno expresses dissatisfaction with House Speaker Bo GD's leadership.
00:16Filipinos stranded in the Middle East have been safely repatriated as the region's tensions rise.
00:21Japan and Australia say there are no plans to send ships in response to US President Donald Trump's call for
00:27escorts in the Strait of Hormuz.
00:29And, El Drew Yulo captures his first senior medal, a gold in floor exercise.
00:43President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. narrows the gap between him and Vice President Sara Duterte as the most trusted and most
00:49approved top official over the past year.
00:51A Pulse Asia survey from February 27 to March 2 shows Duterte still leads with a 55% approval rating
00:59and a 54% trust rating.
01:02Marcos posted a 36% approval rating and 35% trust rating.
01:07But, the poster notes there are several marked movements between March 2025 and March 2026.
01:14Marcos' approval rating goes up by 11 percentage points while his disapproval rating fell by 8 percentage points.
01:21Meantime, Duterte's disapproval rating increased by 11 percentage points and the number of undecided respondents dropped by 7 percentage points.
01:29Similarly, trust in the President becomes more notable year on year with plus 10 percentage points while distrust eases with
01:36minus 10 percentage points.
01:38The reverse happens in the case of the Vice President with distrust in her becoming more pronounced at plus 10
01:44percentage points while her trust rating drops by minus 7 percentage points.
01:50National Unity Party Chairman and Acting President Ronaldo Puno expresses dissatisfaction with the leadership of Speaker Boji D.
01:57He also reveals NUP is mulling over the possibility of jumping to the House minority.
02:03Uno claims no public works projects materialized in the first quarter of 2026 since most of the funding was supposedly
02:09tagged quote for later release.
02:28Uno says D. who is talking directly to the palace has left House members in the dark.
02:50In response to Puno, D. says his door is always open to his House colleagues and they work tirelessly to
02:56ensure that the national budget was passed promptly, transparently, and equitably.
03:00Puno also says he and his party mates will discuss whether to leave the majority block during the break.
03:08More than 1,300 Filipinos stranded in the Middle East have been safely repatriated.
03:14The Department of Migrant Workers reports 1,022 overseas Filipino workers and 293 dependents returned to the country under the
03:22government's repatriation program from March 5-14.
03:25The repatriations come amid a broader Middle East conflict that began with United States and Israeli airstrikes on Iran.
03:32The Department of Foreign Affairs' data shows there are an estimated 2.4 million Filipinos in the Middle East.
03:39Majority of them are in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
03:43DMW Secretary Hans Kakdak says the government prioritizes the safe return of OFWs from high-risk areas, those with medical
03:51conditions, and others facing urgent humanitarian concerns.
03:57Japan and Australia say on Monday, March 16, there are no plans for now to send Navy vessels to the
04:02Middle East to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
04:05This in response to US President Donald Trump's call for allies to create a coalition to reopen the vital waterway.
04:12In a Truth Social post, Trump said he hoped China, France, Japan, South Korea, Britain, and others would send ships
04:18to Hormuz.
04:19South Korea says it will review the request.
04:22British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, meantime, had a phone call with Trump and discussed the use of Royal Air Force
04:27bases.
04:27Despite the tepid response, the Wall Street Journal reports, the Trump administration plans to announce that multiple countries agreed to
04:34form a coalition that will escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
04:37US President Donald Trump warns the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, faces a very bad future if US allies
04:44fail to assist in opening up the strait.
04:46He adds, countries that benefit from the shipping route should help secure it.
04:53Filipino gymnast Eldru Yulo wins his first senior medal after capturing the floor exercise gold in the Antalya Turkey leg
04:59of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series.
05:02He tops the 8-man final with 14.100 points.
05:06Yulo bounced back after missing a medal in his senior debut at the Baku World Cup in Azerbaijan, where he
05:12finished 6th in floor exercise and 7th in horizontal bar last week.
05:16His gold medal at the Antalya World Cup signals a bright future for Yulo.
05:20Meantime, Filipina tennis star Alex Ayala will enter the Miami Open as world number 29, a new career high ranking.
05:28And that's today's wrap. I'm JC Gutinga. Thank you for watching. Click the link below for the full story. For
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