Filipino children as young as one and up to four years old can now obtain their personal national ID cards. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced that the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) is now available to children as part of the government’s efforts to register more...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the country's creative industries registered sustained growth last year, although their contribution to the domestic economy decreased. In 2023, the creative economy posted a seven percent increase from January to December, hitting P1.72...
Heads up for singles aged 31 and above! The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) confirmed that the median age for marriage among Filipinos falls between 28 and 30 years old. Based on the PSA data on marriages, the average age for women getting married in the Philippines is 28 years...
Ever thought about which city in the Philippines outside Metro Manila is considered the wealthiest? Well look no further than Baguio City. Residents there earn twice the average national income. In the first-ever Provincial Product Accounts (PPA) released by the Philippine Statistics Authority...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reminded that national IDs should be accepted in financial institutions supervised by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSFIs) even without signatures. In a statement, the PSA said that financial institutions can utilize QR codes embedded in the national IDs and...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has cautioned that registering for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) and obtaining a PhilID or ePhilID does not entitle individuals to receive cash assistance. The PSA issued this clarification in response to social media posts...
The country’s trade deficit plunged to $4.22 billion in the first month of 2024 after having a contraction in the value of imports, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Tuesday, March 12. The trade deficit narrowed by 24 percent from the $5.55 billion booked in the same month last year....
ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas, just a month after registering the lowest inflation rate in five years, recorded a 2.7 percent inflation rate, up 0.7 percent from two percent in January. FRESH fish are sold in a stall at Iloilo Fish Port in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) Nelida Amolar, Philippine...
The number of jobless individuals was estimated at 2.15 million in January as many Filipinos, particularly women, opted to do household duties, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday, March 8. Based on the latest labor force survey, the PSA reported that the unemployment rate...
The country’s value of agricultural exports and imports declined by 0.9 percent to $6.27 billion as it saw a lower trade deficit during the fourth quarter of 2023, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. This was lower than the $6.327 billion or 5.1 percent annual increase in...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the country's four-month streak of slowing consumer prices was disrupted by a sharp increase in rice and pork prices, causing the inflation rate to spike to 3.4 percent in February. Last month's headline inflation rate was higher than the 2.8...
A touch of esports and the coming Women in Sports Awards are what’s in store in the first Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum on the first Tuesday of March at the conference hall of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. Former taekwondo ace Stephen Fernandez of the Philippine Olympians...
