Expensive tomatoes and pork pushed the rate of increase in prices of basic goods and services to 2.9 percent in January, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday, Jan. 5. Last month's headline inflation matched the same rate as December 2024 but inched up from 2.8 percent in...
By Derco Rosal More Filipinos found jobs in September, but many were not placed in full-time positions, leading to a notable increase in underemployment. “Of course, because of the holiday season, more [people] want to work,” National Statistician and Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)...
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...
Alice Guo What will happen to the marriages solemnized by dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, if and when she is proven to be not a Filipino citizen? 4Ps Party-list Rep. JC Abalos raised this question on Monday night, Sept. 16...
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 Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the government’s decision to lower rice import tariffs is starting to affect consumer prices. In a briefing, National Statistician and PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa said the tariff reduction significantly contributed to the...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has identified the Local Civil Registry Office of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur as responsible for the issuance of nearly 200 fraudulent birth certificates, primarily to Chinese nationals. After conducting a verification process, National Statistician and Civil...
President Marcos has reappointed Claire Dennis S. Mapa as the national statistician and civil registrar general of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). On Saturday, June 1, National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan administered the oath of office to Mapa,...
The country had fewer unemployed persons in October this year at 4.2 percent or 2.9 million individuals, according to a report by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). This was significantly lower than the 4.5 percent recorded in the same month last year, and 4.8 percent in July this year. It...
The cost of rice in the country went up despite the inflation rate easing to 4.1 percent, the lowest reading in 20 months since March a year ago. The inflation record during the month was significantly lower than the 8 percent in the same period last year, and 4.9 percent in October 2023....
Certificates of live-birth, marriage, and death will now be recognized and accepted in all government or private transactions regardless of the issuance date. This as the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) signed the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 11909, or the...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has gone on boats to reach far-flung communities in its final leg of national identification card registration this year. PSA has launched an initiative called "PhilSys On Boat,” where officers of Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) will reach...
