Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, October 12 expressed alarm over the latest data breach that hit government sites, this time the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). “The data breach involving the Philippine Statistics Authority is deeply alarming and calls for a thorough...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has reassured the public that the reported data breach did not compromise the integrity of the national ID and civil registry systems. LOOK: The Philippine Statistics Authority issues a statement following the alleged data breach in their system. The...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas went up for the second straight month, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. A STALL at La Paz Public Market in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The PSA-6 said the region logged a 6.6 percent inflation rate in September, up 0.5 percent from 6.1...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the number of Filipinos registered with the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) has surpassed 81 million. In a statement, PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa said a total of 81,005,872 Filipinos have successfully completed the...
The country's unemployment rate plunged to 4.4 percent, equivalent to 2.21 million jobless Filipinos in August, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. The latest number is lower than the 4.8 percent or 2.27 jobless individuals recorded in July and the 5.3 percent or 2.68 million...
The Water Accounts of the Philippines, as compiled by the Environment and Natural Resources Accounts Division showed an increase in the country’s overall water use efficiency (WUE) in 2022. In a collected data released on Thursday, Oct. 5 showed that last year’s consumption went up to P211.04...
Consumer prices surged last month due to the steep rise in food prices, particularly rice, and the spike in transportation costs caused by higher fuel prices, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. In a briefing, National Statistician Claire Dennis S. Mapa said that headline inflation...
Employees in the accommodation and food service sector received higher wages as the economy bounced back from the Covid-19 pandemic, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. In the 2021 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI), data showed that an average annual...
Factory gate prices increased at a much slower pace in August this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday, Sept. 29. The PSA said in a report that growth in the producer price index for manufacturing increased by 0.5 percent in August from 7.4 percent in the same month...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said the national identity card can now be used to access various financial services in the country. National Statistician Dennis S. Mapa said registered individuals can present their Philippine national identity cards (PhilID) when transacting at...
The growth of the country's trade deficit for agricultural goods slowed in the second quarter as exports plunged, outweighing a decline in imports, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. In a report, the PSA said the total balance of trade in agricultural goods, or the difference...
Output of the country’s rice paddy may decline in the third quarter of the year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) estimated. Based on the latest PSA report, production of palay is now estimated at 3.788 million metric tons from July to September, down from an earlier projection of 3.876...
