Inflation, or the rate of increase in consumer prices, picked up at a quicker pace in May as electricity and liquefied petroleum gas costs rise, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported Wednesday, June 5. May headline inflation inched up to 3.9 percent from 3.8 percent in the previous month,...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, June 4 pushed for the bill that would strengthen the system of filing of birth certificates in the country, noting how delayed registration of such documents have been abused. Estrada said passage into law of Senate Bill No. 2703...
Aspiring stars in the region will share the stage in the 2024 Brunei Darussalam–Indonesia–Malaysia–Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Friendship Games set in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan from Dec. 1 to 5. (From left) PSA president Nelson Beltran, PSC chairman Richard...
Top Philippine sports officials will grace the special session of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum this Tuesday, June 4, at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. Philippine Sports Commission (SPC) Chairman Richard Bachmann and Commissioner Walter Torres are going to discuss several...
President Marcos has reappointed Claire Dennis S. Mapa as the national statistician and civil registrar general of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). On Saturday, June 1, National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan administered the oath of office to Mapa,...
Senators on Wednesday, May 22 urged the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to crack down a possible syndicate operating inside the agency and are giving PSA-certified copies of birth certificates to foreign nationals in order to obtain authentic Philippine passport. Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice...
Every hour, approximately 13 Filipinos lose their lives to heart-related diseases, making it the leading cause of death in the country, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The PSA's 2023 Causes of Death in the Philippines report revealed that ischaemic heart diseases were...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that construction activities in the country posted a decline in March compared to the same month last year. According to the PSA, the number of constructions from approved building permits dropped 15 percent to 13,320 in the third month of the 2024...
It's going to be a girl power session of the Philippine Sporswriters Association (PSA) Forum on Tuesday, May 21, at the conference hall of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex. Olympic-bound fencer Sam Catantan joins Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) Executive Director Erika Dy, Gilas Pilipinas...
Most prices of basic commodities experienced a decline during the first days of May, based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). A kilogram of well milled rice would cost a consumer P56.52 during the period, which was lower than the P56.98 and P57.04 recorded for the commodity...
The National Identification (ID) system now permits the updating or correction of key information, but this service is only available at specific Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) offices. In a statement on Friday, May 17, the PSA said that it began the gradual rollout of updating services...
Close to 11 million Filipino children and youth are currently not attending school, with the majority opting out of pursuing higher education. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), out of the 42.8 million Filipinos aged five to 24 years, 10.7 million individuals are categorized as...
