Imports continued to outpace the country’s exports, resulting in a much wider trade deficit in September, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. The PSA said on Friday, Nov. 4, that the country’s trade gap, or the difference between the value of export and import, jumped 26 percent...
The rate of increase in consumer prices accelerated further in October, hitting its fastest pace in nearly 14 years, on the back of higher food costs, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. On Friday, Nov. 4, the PSA reported that headline inflation clocked in at 7.7 percent last month,...
The country’s palay and corn output likely increased in the third-quarter this year based on standing crops as of August, according to a report released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Data from the PSA on Tuesday, Nov. 1 showed that the estimated production of palay and corn from...
Deputy Minority Leader and Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera has filed a House resolution calling for a probe on the problematic rollout of the national ID system. Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera Herrera, who filed House Resolution (HR) No. 471, said the...
Imports continued to outpace the country’s exports, resulting in a much wider trade deficit in August this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. The PSA said on Tuesday, Oct. 11, that the country’s trade gap, or the difference between the value of export and import, jumped...
Factory output sustained its positive annual growth in August due to strong production of machinery and equipment, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Friday, Oct. 7. In its Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI), the PSA said the country's volume of production...
Sample PhilSys Digital ID (PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY / WEBSITE) Some Filipinos who have not yet received their physical national identification (ID) card can now download a digital version, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) public advisory on Wednesday, Oct. 5....
The number of jobless Filipinos rose in August this year as recent graduates who joined the labor market had a hard time to get employment, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revealed. Based on the PSA preliminary results of the Labor Force Survey released on Thursday, Oct. 6, the...
Consumers prices continued to climb at the fastest pace in nearly four years to 6,9 percent in September on the back of rising food and energy costs, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Headline inflation clocked in at 6.9 percent last month, higher than the 6.3...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has denied the P0.30 per kilowatt hour (kWh) rate hike that had been jointly applied for by the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) and SMC Global Power Holdings (SMCGP) of the San Miguel group. In a ruling issued by the power industry regulator on Monday, Oct....
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. should appoint a new head of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to accelerate the implementation of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) project, Senior Deputy Minority Leader Paul Daza said. (File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN) Daza, a...
The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) is building up the best strategies for its athletes following the new qualification system for the 2024 Paris Olympics. ABAP executive director Marcus Manalo said they are looking at international tournaments and training camps for more...
