The country’s trade deficit narrowed in June to its lowest level in three-months, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. Port Area Based on the PSA report released on Friday, August 6, the gap in the trade balance, or the difference between the value of export and import,...
Consumer prices rose at a slower pace last month, sliding back within the government’s target range for the first time this year, owing to easing price hikes for transportation, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. National Statistician Claire Dennis Mapa said Thursday, August 5,...
Senator Francis Tolentino has raised national security concerns over a proposal that would allow foreign companies to fully control and operate toll expressways in the Philippines. Senator Francis Tolentino (Senate of the Philippines) Tolentino, in a statement on Wednesday, August 4, stressed that...
Unemployment rate was steady in June this year, but President Duterte’s economic managers expect the number of jobless Filipinos may “temporarily” take a blow this month following the imposition of the strictest form of lockdown. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday,...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto has expressed concern over a proposal that would allow a total foreign ownership of telecommunication companies as part of the amendments to the Public Service Act (PSA). Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto (Senate PRIB) During the plenary debates on...
(PSA) The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the provincial government of Aklan for the conduct of the Birth Registration Project for marginalized communities in the province. The project is in line with the efforts of PSA to further intensify the...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority, together with key agencies, will work on the Philippine Statistics Authority's (PSA) data-matching system to boost the data-sharing practice among government agencies. This developed following Secretary Jeremiah Belgica’s meeting with the PSA to discuss sharing of...
Deputy Speaker Rep. Mikee Romero of 1-PACMAN Partylist Deputy House Speaker Rep. Mikee Romero of 1-PACMAN Partylist pledged additional cash incentives to Filipino athletes who will win medals at the Tokyo Olympics firing off on Friday. The avid sportsman and NorthPort team owner announced Tuesday...
Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director-General Jeremiah Belgica said even Jesus Christ will find a hard time complying with the requirements of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to solemnize marriages as their requirements were "discriminatory." Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA)...
Despite an expected increase in rice production and imports, the Philippines' rice inventory had slipped by 7.5 percent or to 2.58 million metric tons (MT) as of May. The latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that the rice stocks inventory of the country was 7.5 percent...
PhilID (PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY) The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Wednesday, July 14, said individuals aged 15 to 17 and above 65 are now allowed to register for the second step of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). PSA cited that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the...
Filipinos still prefer a smaller family size, the latest official population count conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revealed. National Statistician Dennis S. Mapa said on Tuesday, July 12, that the growth pace of the country’s population remained in a downtrend based on the...
