Despite the common notion that June weddings bring fortune and happiness, official data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) indicated that December is the most preferred month for marriage among Filipinos. In 2022, the final month of the year saw the highest number of registered...
The Philippine government has been urged to continue working with like-minded nations with regard to its fight for the West Philippine Sea as this year saw a number of allies repeatedly expressing their support for the country's sovereignty over the waters. Dindo Manhit, president of...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said that prices of goods in the National Capital Region (NCR) in October rose at the slowest pace since the trend started to increase in February last year. Data released by the PSA showed that the annual rate of the general retail price index (GRPI) in...
The PSEi was up today, Dec. 1, following gains made by US bourses amid hopes that interest rates will not be raised. The main index added 21.45 points or 0.34 percent to close at 6,245.18 as the Property counter led the advance while Banks and Miners lagged behind. Volume declined to 1.68...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) is promoting southern Iloilo after it launched the Philippine Experience Program (PEP) for Western Visayas in the province on Thursday, November 30. DOT Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco led visitors on Thursday as PEP went to Iloilo after the...
The Gotianun Group’s property development arm Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI) has successfully raised P11.43 billion in fresh capital from the bond market to fund capital expenditures and refinance debt. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), FLI said its 3.5-year peso fixed-rate...
The farmgate price of palay or rice per kilogram picked up at a faster pace in October this year, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. PSA reported that the average farmgate price of palay in the country rose by 18.1 percent to P20.60 per kilogram in October from P17.44...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has reduced the prices for ordering multiple copies of civil registry records through its online service platform. According to the statistics office, the cost of obtaining two copies of PSA certificates through the PSA Serbilis website has been lowered by...
The local stock market continued to decline as investors adjust their holdings to the new MSCI index composition. The main index dropped 41.41 points or 0.66 percent to close at 6,223.73 with Conglomerates leading the retreat although Banks and Property stocks managed to advance. Volume...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has reported a reduction in government spending on disaster risk reduction last year. Data from the PSA showed that the public expenditure on disaster risk reduction activities amounted to just over P315.89 billion in 2022, a 52 percent decrease from the...
Cases of election-related violence and other incidents in this year’s barangay elections went up by around 162 percent compared to the barangay poll-related incidents in 2018, data from the Philippine National Police (PNP) disclosed on Thursday, Nov. 30. From 40 validated election-related...
As both the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) prepare for the resumption of peace talks, the Philippine Army said on Thursday, Nov. 30, that it will continue dismantling the weakened guerrilla fronts and neutralizing the remaining armed groups of the communist...
