Consumer prices last year rose at a much faster pace than government had predicted even as inflation eased to its lowest monthly rate in December, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The country’s headline inflation clocked in at 3.6 percent last month, the lowest posted...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is seeking more generation companies (GenCos) to join in its 170-megawatt emergency power supply procurement next month. The targeted five-month capacity purchase will be carried out through a competitive selection process (CSP) with submission...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has formally adopted the recommendations of Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) in its guidelines for securing a Certificate of Foundling and Certification of Registration of Authority to Solemnize Marriage (CRASM) . Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and...
(PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY) Ischemic heart diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, and neoplasms remained the top three causes of death in the country from January to September 2021, said the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in its preliminary report. "Incidentally, these were also the...
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippines’ ocean economy declined by 32.6 percent, recording a gross value added (GVA) of P617.20 billion in 2020 from P916.31 billion in 2019, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. Accounting for 3.4 percent of the...
Academic institution De La Salle-Lipa, which is reinforcing its sustainability practices, has renewed its power supply agreement (PSA) with Energy Development Corporation (EDC), the pure renewable energy subsidiary of Lopez-led First Gen Corporation. In a statement to the media, EDC noted that the...
ABAP President Ed Picson There will be no holiday breaks for select national boxers as they gear up for the Asian Under-22 Boxing Championships on Jan. 20 to 30 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This will be the first foreign tournament in Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines’ (ABAP) 2022...
The country’s total agricultural trade reached $5.93 billion during the third quarter of this year, increasing at an annual rate of 14.8 percent amid the continuously increasing imports. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that during the third quarter of 2021, agricultural...
The local factory output rose anew in October owing to strong production in fabricated metal, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. In its Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI) released on Thursday, Dec. 9, the PSA said the country's volume of production...
The unemployment rate in the Philippines continues to decrease as it recorded its third lowest for the year following the gradual improvement in the country's pandemic situation, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. (Photo courtesy of the DPWH) Citing the latest Labor Force Survey of...
The number of jobless Filipinos fell last October, boosted by the continued easing of quarantine restrictions, the government’s economic managers said. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday, Dec. 7, that the country’s unemployment rate decreased to 7.4 percent in October...
The rate of increase in consumer prices continued to decelerate for the third straight month in November due to slowdown in food costs, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. The headline inflation rate further eased to 4.2 percent last month from 4.6 percent in October, but still...
