The Philippines was ranked seventh in the least expensive countries to hire a freelancer, based on a study by invoicing software company Bookip. The study reported that the average price per job for a Filipino freelancer cost $106.70 or around P6,110. Meanwhile, sitting at the top of the list of...
The Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) resumes its weekly Forum and features the coming Philippine Athletics Championship and the University of Perpetual Help sports program in Tuesday’s session, April 16, at the conference hall of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. National coach...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate – the increase in prices of basic goods and services – in Western Visayas region jumped 0.4 percent from 2.7 percent in February to 3.1 percent in March. Nida Amolar, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-6 officer-in-charge and chief...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that agricultural trade in the country decreased last year due to a drop in both imports and exports. Data from the PSA showed that the total agricultural trade amounted to $24.35 billion from January to December 2023, a nine percent decline...
The country’s trade deficit improved in February this year, driven by a strong increase in exports outpacing the growth in imports, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The balance of trade in goods, representing the difference between export and import values, recorded a...
Job creation gained momentum in February as payrolls surged by over 350,000, reflecting robust growth in employment opportunities locally. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported a decline in the number of jobless Filipinos to 1.8 million in the second month of the year from 2.15 million...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported a decrease in the country's total rice stock inventory for March, coinciding with the onset of the El Niño peak. The overall rice inventory declined by three percent to 1.37 million metric tons as of March 1, down from 1.41 million metric tons...
The Philippine Statistics Authority clarified that there has been no breach in the national ID database and the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). In a statement, PSA dismissed the claims that a data leak occurred in the national ID system, which holds all the personal information of...
Consumer prices accelerated for the second consecutive month, driven by faster increases in food and transportation costs, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday, April 5. Based on the PSA report, the the country's headline inflation quickened to 3.7 percent in March this year...
Bukidnon is the top agricultural area in the country, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. Based on the survey of 82 provinces and 17 highly urbanized cities, it reported that Bukidnon had the highest gross value added (GVA) to agriculture, forestry, and fishing (AFF) in 2022...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported a decline in approved building permits in the first month of the year, primarily driven by a sharp decrease in homebuilding activities. In January 2024, the total number of constructions covered by approved building permits registered a 17...
The country incurred over P4.93 billion in human-induced damages to the agriculture sector last year due to oil spill, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Data from the PSA showed that human-induced disasters cost the country P9.29 billion from January to December 2023, wherein over...
