Over two million Philippine identification (PhilID) cards have been distributed across the country so far, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday, Oct. 14. Philippine Statistics Authority PSA Assistant Secretary Rosalinda Bautista said 2.2 million Filipinos have received their...
Amid global recovery, the country’s merchandise exports grew by double digits in August, but the expansion was still short to outpace the strong growth in imports that resulted in a wider trade-in-goods deficit. Manila International Container Terminal 1 The Philippine Statistics Authority...
House Deputy Speaker and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda has batted for stronger government measures to address the mental health issues of Filipinos during the pandemic even as suicide rate in the country has been brought to an unprecedented increase. Sen. Loren Legarda Legarda, a three-time senator,...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has opened institutional registrations for the national ID system to accommodate Filipinos who are working in the private and public sector, or residing in subdivisions. Deputy National Statistician Rosalinda P. Bautista said that government agencies,...
The local manufacturing sector improved for five consecutive months last August on strong production in sugary beverage and refined petroleum products, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. August 2021 Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries In its Monthly Integrated Survey...
Consumer prices rose at a slower pace last month brought about by softer costs of transportation as well as food and beverages, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced on Tuesday, Oct. 5. 15INFLATION The country’s headline inflation eased to 4.8 percent in September from 4.9 percent...
Consumer prices last month eased to 4.8 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The September inflation rate is lower than the 4.9 percent in the previous month, but quicker compared with the 2.3 percent rise of a year ago. Last month's average...
The Philippines is seen importing more chicken meat until end this year despite declining demand, data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) showed. The latest forecast of USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in Manila (Post) showed that the Philippines’ “chicken meat...
Unemployment worsened after the government reimposed the strictest form of lockdown in August, leading to an increase of around 810,00 in the number of jobless Filipinos in the country, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Based on the latest Labor Force Survey released on Thursday,...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have signed an agreement that will facilitate the identification and verification of beneficiaries for the different social welfare programs. Last Sept. 17, the PSA and DSWD sealed a memorandum of...
Palay prices in some parts of the country have dipped below the production cost, but the worst is yet to come for rice farmers. Based on the initial survey by Federation of Free Farmers (FFF), palay prices in some parts of the country, including Pangasinan, Tarlac, Mindoro Occidental, Negros...
Philippine Statistics Authority There are now more than 30 million Filipinos who have registered into the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. As of Sept. 9, the PSA reported that 30,043,249 Filipinos have already completed their Step 2...
