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...
Senators on Monday, February 12 reiterated that the Philippines is already open for business without the need for any constitutional amendments. Sen. Sonny Angara presides over the continuation of the Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes Subcommittee hearing on Senate Resolution of...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in January is the lowest for Western Visayas since 2019. CONSUMERS buy fish in a stall in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-6 said that prices of basic goods and services dropped 0.2 percent from 3.2 percent in December to three...
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has reported that Aklan Province is the fastest-growing economy among provinces and highly urbanized cities in the country. The Province of Aklan, known for being the home of Boracay Island, recorded a...
The country's inflation rate in January this year marked its slowest growth in over three years, registering at 2.8 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. This means that the inflation rate, or the increase in prices of goods and services, moved at a slower pace during the period...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has raised concerns about misleading social media content that allegedly seeks to undermine the credibility of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) The PSA released the statement on Monday, Feb,. 5,...
Now, anyone can easily verify the authenticity of Philippine identification (PhilID), or national ID cards. The Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) authentication services are now accessible to the public, making it easier and faster to verify the identification of PhilID and ePhilID...
PLDT Chairman, President, and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan is this year’s Sports Executive of the Year awardee, alongside San Miguel Corporation CEO Ramon S. Ang at the Philippine Sportswriters Association Annual Awards. This is the second time that Pangilinan was given this recognition, underscoring...
The country’s economic growth fell short of the government's target last year, largely due to higher consumer prices that discouraged spending, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The economy, as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP), expanded by 5.6 percent from...
Following three consecutive years of decline, the local farm output posted a marginal recovery last year, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. In the last quarter of last year, the value of agricultural and fisheries production rose by 0.7 percent, primarily due to increased output of crops,...
