Two world champions in boxing and billiards lead the list of major awardees to be feted in the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Awards Night three weeks from now at the grand ballroom of the Manila Hotel. Melvin Jerusalem (Wendell Alinea/File) Pool icons Rubilen...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas went up by 0.2 percent from 3.2 percent in November to 3.4 percent in December. PEOPLE buy goods in a market in Jaro, Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “The uptrend in the Western Visayas inflation rate in December 2024 was mainly due to the faster...
Despite a slight narrowing of the trade deficit, the country’s exports and imports slumped to five-month lows in November due to storms and a weakening global economy. The country's trade balance, or the difference between the value of exports and imports, amounted to a deficit of $4.77 billion...
The number of jobless Filipinos decreased in November, but employed individuals also shrank in number by 100,000. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) the country’s employment rate increased to 96.8 percent in November last year from 96.4 percent in November 2023. It has also...
Philippine manufacturing output fell in November last year, dragged down by declines in food production, transport equipment, and electronics. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the Volume of Production Index (VoPI) for the manufacturing sector decreased by 4.2 percent...
Consumer prices in December accelerated for the third consecutive month, but a sharp decline in rice prices helped ease the impact, particularly on poor households, with rice inflation slowing to its lowest level in three years. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revealed that the...
Responsible for delivering the country’s two other medals in the Paris Olympics, Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas will be the recipient of a special recognition in the 2024 San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Awards Night. Two-time Olympic boxer Nesthy Petecio...
Some senators on Friday, January 3, welcomed the government's plan to cancel all birth certificates illegally acquired by foreigners in the country. Senators Sherwin Gatchalian and Joel Villanueva lauded the move of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) which made the promise following...
Philippine manufacturers saw selling prices rise in November last year, driven by higher increases in computers, electronics, and optical products. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the Producer Price Index (PPI) for the manufacturing sector increased by 0.3 percent...
Carlos Yulo made everything moot and academic. The human dynamo gymnast made history as the first ever Filipino athlete to win two gold medals in the Olympics in a fitting exploit celebrating the country’s century of participation in the Summer Games. Carlos Yulo is 2024 PSA Athlete of the Year...
The local construction industry grew in October, driven by a surge in residential construction and investments in non-residential projects, while average construction costs decreased. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the construction sector continued its upward trajectory in...
Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB) The case of "Mary Grace Piattos" may not be an isolated one after all. This, after the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability learned that nearly two-thirds of individuals listed as...
