Following three consecutive years of decline, the local farm output posted a marginal recovery last year, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. In the last quarter of last year, the value of agricultural and fisheries production rose by 0.7 percent, primarily due to increased output of crops,...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said the economy posted a slight improvement in the third quarter of last year than earlier reported, following revisions related to manufacturing, financial insurance, and service activities. The PSA said the expansion of the manufacturing industry...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) Amid allegations of manipulated Lotto results, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) was told by Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda to acquire the services of a third-party...
With their mission to give their families and loved ones a better future, many Filipinos are left with no choice to hop on an airplane and find better jobs in another country. In a survey reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority released in October 2023, there are around 1.96 million...
BACOLOD CITY – Fifteen thousand individuals here have no birth certificates and the Civil Registrar’s Office is eyeing to register them. Hermilo Pa-oyon, city civil registrar, said that they were among the more than 19,000 individuals who have submitted their documents for verification based on...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) performs water drops using a bambi bucket onboard a Super Huey helicopter to suppress a wildfire in Brgy. Dalupirip, Itogon, Benguet on Jan. 29, 2024. (Photo by PAF) The Philippine Air Force (PAF) deployed personnel equipped with firefighting skills to suppress a...
The local stock market lost ground as investors held on to cash while waiting for economic news here and overseas. The main index dropped 55.41 points or 0.83 percent to close at 6,630.68 with the Mining and Oil sector leading the retreat. Volume was thin at 303 million shares worth P4.22 billion...
Philippine Christian University-Dasmarinas streaked to its fourth win with a 77-58 drubbing of Manila Central University Monday, Jan. 29, in the Universities and Colleges Athletic League-PG Flex Linoleum Season 6 at the Paco Arena in Manila. Alvin Reyes leads PCU by scattering 17 points. (UCAL...
A scientist from the University of the Philippines-Diliman’s College of Science (UPD-CS) expressed optimism that the potential cancer cure they are developing will be affordable once it is made available to the public. Photo from Unsplash UPD-CS Science Research Specialist John Alfon Francisco...
OCTA Research’s December 2023 “Tugon ng Masa” Survey (OCTA) OCTA Research's December 2023 "Tugon ng Masa" survey found that half of Filipinos expect the Philippine economy to remain unchanged over the next six months. The survey results released on Monday, Jan. 29 revealed that 51 percent...
Despite the country's economic improvement, the number of poor people did not decrease, as only those with higher incomes benefited from the gains, a study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) revealed. Based on a PIDS discussion paper titled “Poverty Transitions and the...
This week, local stock market investors will be taking cues from the US Federal Reserve meeting as well as Philippine fourth quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data. “Investors face an eventful trading week that could determine whether the local index finally breaks out of the strong resistance...
