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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY December 16 - 31 , 2016
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A 48-year-old man from Moncton in New Brunswick drowned in the Philippines while trying to save someone in distress .
Gerald Arthur died when he attempted to rescue a woman who was being swept away by high waves .
The woman , who also died , was swimming December 21 when big waves caused by bad weather hit her .
The incident happened in the town of Casiguran in Aurora province .
Arthur ’ s friend , Stephen Walton , said in a CBC report that Arthur was travelling with his girlfriend , who is from the Philippines .
The woman who drowned
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was also a Filipina , but not the Canadian ’ s girlfriend . The woman had become an American citizen . She was also a tourist in Aurora .
“ It ’ s hard to grasp ,” said Walton in the CBC report . “ He was looking forward to that trip so much , and he and his new girlfriend Sally were having fun … and you couldn ’ t write a more tragic story in my mind .”
“ Most of us know that one person that doesn ’ t have a mean bone in his body and doesn ’ t have an enemy in the world ,” said Walton . “ A pretty gentle soul — that was Gerald for sure .
“ Gerald was pretty far from the athletic type and I ’ m pretty sure he was just at a modest skill of swimming and you know compared to someone
… who would be an excellent swimmer , who may go in to save somebody ,” said Walton in the CBC report . “ Obviously that would be good of them , but not necessarily so brave — it might come pretty easy to them .”
“ But Gerald , I ’ m sure that wasn ’ t the case . But he would have overcame … any fear he had of going in there just to try and save that person who he barely knew ,” Walton said in the CBC report .
CBC also reported that a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada said Canadian officials are providing consular assistance to the family .
Duterte Ends 2016 with ‘ Excellent ’ Trust Rating from Filipinos
President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines has ended the year with a high rating from the Filipino people .
Duterte retained an “ excellent ” trust rating in the latest Social Weather Stations
survey , with respondents in Mindanao giving him a high + 85 rating .
The survey , the results of which were first published in the BusinessWorld newspaper , was conducted from December 3 to 6 .
The survey involved 1,500 adult respondents across the Philippines , and found that 81 percent of Filipinos have “ much trust ” in Duterte .
This means a net trust
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trating of + 72 , above the + 70 threshold that SWS uses to consider a rating “ excellent .”
The fourth quarter survey ’ s results are slightly lower than the + 76 trust rating that Duterte received in September and the + 79 that respondents gave him days before he took his oath of office on June 30 .
The survey found that Duterte had the most trust from respondents in Mindanao , where he got an “ excellent ” + 85 score . The score was down seven points from + 92 in September .
Duterte got a “ very good ” trust rating of + 69 in “ Balance Luzon ” and in the Visayas . This was the same score that Duterte got in Balance Luzon in September , but down four points from his previous rating in the Visayas .
The trust rating from respondents in Metro Manila was lower by 11 points , + 65 against + 76 in September .
SWS classifies ratings of + 50 to + 69 as “ very good .”
SWS released survey results showing 77 percent of Filipinos were satisfied with the president ’ s performance while 13 percent were dissatisfied .
The chief executive ’ s + 63 net satisfaction rating for this quarter is down one point from + 64 in September .
Duterte scored the highest in Mindanao with a net rating of + 74 . This , however , is a significant drop from his + 85 score in the region last quarter .
The Philippine president scored + 59 in the National Capital Region , + 60 in balance Luzon and + 61 in Visayas .