The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said that registering for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), also known as the national ID, can be done without the need for a prior appointment. In an effort to simplify registration services and make them more accessible, PSA Undersecretary...
A touch of youth will be offered come the Jan. 29 staging of the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Awards Night. Angeline Colonia (File Photo/MB) Twelve young athletes who showed loads of potential in 2023 are the newest recipients of the Tony Siddayao...
The San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Awards Night is going to cite a long list of athletes, personalities, and entities on Jan. 29 at the grand ballroom of the Diamond Hotel. World no. 2 pole vaulter EJ Obiena (AFP/File photo) Gold medalists of the 19th Asian...
Two cage greats and three champion coaches, all legendary in their own rights, are the latest batch to be feted with a Lifetime Achievement Award in the annual San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Awards Night on Jan. 29. Hoop icons Allan Caidic (left) and the late...
Rising talent Alex Eala and star player Diana Mae ‘Tots’ Carlos will have a share of the spotlight in the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Awards Night two weeks from now. Alex Eala (left) and Tots Carlos (File photo/PVL Images) Eala, 18, is going to be...
ILOILO CITY – The Western Visayas region recorded its lowest inflation rate since 2021 last December, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-6 said. PEOPLE purchase fish in a stall in Iloilo City. Inflation in Western Visayas decreased to a two-year low last month. (Tara Yap) PSA-6 said the...
Two great individuals who excelled in their respective fields will be a big part of the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Awards Night at the Diamond Hotel. San Miguel Beermen's June Mar Fajardo (left) and Filipinas' Sarina Bolden (PBA Images/AFP) Cager June Mar...
In the year of many "firsts" for Philippine sports, two national federations simply stood out. The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) and the Jiu Jitsu Federation of the Philippines (JFP) provided some of the Filipino athletes’ shining moments in the world stage including a pair of historic...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Thursday, January 11 welcomed the reported decline in the country’s unemployment rate saying it is a positive indication that the Philippine economy has fully recovered. “We laud the decline of our unemployment rate to 3.6 percent last...
Asian Games gold medalists Margarita ‘Meggie’ Ochoa and Annie Ramirez, along with Asian champion Carlos Yulo will be among the recipients of Major Awards in the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Awards Night on Jan. 29. (From left to right) Annie Ramirez,...
The growth of the country's manufacturing output picked up speed in November last year, driven by improved production of beverages, transport equipment, and chemical products, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. The volume of production index (VoPI) increased by 1.9 percent in November,...
The number of jobless Filipinos dropped below two million in November of last year, leading to the lowest unemployment rate in the country in almost two decades, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. PSA Undersecretary and National Statistician Claire Dennis S. Mapa, the announced on...