Stronger employment facilitation at the local level, coupled with increased job-seeking activity and expanded government training programs, helped raise the country’s employment rate to 96.1 percent in May, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported on Wednesday, July 9. DOLE...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas dropped in consecutive months in the first half of the year, the Philippine Statistics Authority-6 said on Tuesday. The agency said inflation went down from four percent in January to 0.6 percent in June. Inflation rate was 3.1 percent in...
The country’s manufacturing sector expanded at a faster pace in May this year, with 13 out of 22 industry divisions reporting positive annual growth, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Based on the PSA’s Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries, the volume of production...
Many job applicants were absorbed by firms in the Philippines in May, resulting in a decline in the number of jobless Filipinos during the month to 2.03 million from 2.11 million unemployed individuals in the same month last year. Preliminary data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)...
While consumer price increases rose slightly in June to 1.4 percent from May 's five-and-a-half-year low of 1.3 percent, a substantial drop in rice prices to their lowest in three decades since 1995 helped temper the overall inflation, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)....
Despite double-digit exports growth in the first five months of the year, economic think tanks expect the sales of Philippine-made goods overseas to falter in the second half, especially if United States (US) President Donald Trump pushes through with his tariff spree. “Exports are also likely to...
GCash, the country’s leading e-wallet, has partnered with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to make the verification process for accounts more seamless through the national ID. Through this partnership, Filipinos are now able to use their national ID—whether in the form of card, paper,...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas region dropped for the second consecutive month, the Philippine Statistics Authority-6 said. The agency said the inflation rate dropped 0.3 percent from 1.8 percent in April to 1.5 percent in May. “The downtrend was mainly due to the slower...
Jemyca Aribado and Reymark Begornia bowed to their respective quarterfinal rivals in the 2025 PSNS President 's Trophy at S2 Sports Complex in Seremban, Malaysia Friday, June 13. Aribado, 31, put up a great fight but lost steam and yielded to Korean Hwayeong Eum, 8-11, 11-1, 12-10, 7-11,...
The country’s rice inventory jumped by 14 percent to over two million metric tons (MT) in May, aligning with the government’s ongoing efforts to ensure food sufficiency and stabilize prices. In its latest report, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said rice stocks stood at 2.37 million...
The total factory output of domestic manufacturers reverted to growth in April despite a slower annual increase in food production. The Philippine Statistics Authority 's (PSA) monthly integrated survey of selected industries (MISSI) report for April 2025, released on Friday, June 6, showed...
The country’s unemployment and underemployment rates marginally increased in April this year, according to data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Friday, June 6. According to the latest Labor Force Survey, the national unemployment rate increased to 4.1 percent in April, up...
