The annual growth rate of the country’s wholesale prices slowed to 1.9 percent in August this year from 2.4 percent in July, mainly due to declining prices in mineral fuels and slower increases in food and manufactured goods. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the growth rate...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has partnered with GoTyme Bank to offer free bank account openings for unbanked Filipinos who registered for the National ID system through mobile registration activities. “Filipinos who have just successfully registered to the National ID system in...
Amid public concern about the national identification cards, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said that it is processing 60,000 IDs from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), which are expected to be delivered to registrants. Claire Dennis Mapa, the PSA undersecretary and national...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revealed that the monetary intermediation industry, which includes banks, credit unions as well as other financial institutions, had the highest number of employees in 2022 compared to its other industry groups. The preliminary results of the 2022 Annual...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III has filed a resolution urging the Senate to conduct an inquiry into the backlog of national ID cards. In his proposed Senate Resolution No. 1192, Pimentel called for a comprehensive review of the implementation of Republic Act No....
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) issued a stern warning reminding the public that printing their Digital National ID (PhilID) on polyvinyl chloride (PVC) cards, or any other physical format, is strictly prohibited. The PSA said that only the official National ID cards printed by the Bangko...
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. said marriages solemnized by...
Approved building permits dropped in June this year as elevated interest rates soured sentiment for construction activities. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that the number of constructions from approved building permits fell nine percent to 13,170 in the sixth month of...
ILOILO CITY — The inflation rate in Western Visayas remains unchanged at 4.8 percent in August. A STALL at the La Paz Market in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) Nida Amolar, Philippine Statistics Authority-6 officer-in-charge and chief statistical specialist, attributed this to the lower food...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) plans to add a signature field in National ID cards to address limitations that have hindered their widespread acceptance as a primary form of identification. This decision follows the termination of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) contract...
The country's trade gap ballooned in July as imports rebounded sharply from the previous month's decline, while export growth remained sluggish. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that the trade balance, or the difference between exports and imports, surged 18 percent to...
The number of Filipinos employed in the water sector has risen, driven by improving wages and the expansion of establishments in water collection, treatment, and supply, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. Based on the 2022 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry...
