The country's trade deficit widened to a new record high in November last year as Philippine purchases of goods from abroad accelerated following the further reopening of the economy from quarantine restrictions. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday, Jan. 11, that the...
PSC chairman Butch Ramirez Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch Ramirez broached the possibility of a reconciliation between Olympian pole vaulter EJ Obiena and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) following their dispute on liquidation records. “Sabi ni...
Less stringent quarantine restrictions dragged down the country’s unemployment rate in November to its best level since the pandemic began, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. The number of jobless Filipinos stood at 3.16 million in November based on the latest PSA Labor Force...
Consumer prices last year rose at a much faster pace than government had predicted even as inflation eased to its lowest monthly rate in December, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The country’s headline inflation clocked in at 3.6 percent last month, the lowest posted...
Power utility giant Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is seeking more generation companies (GenCos) to join in its 170-megawatt emergency power supply procurement next month. The targeted five-month capacity purchase will be carried out through a competitive selection process (CSP) with submission...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has formally adopted the recommendations of Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) in its guidelines for securing a Certificate of Foundling and Certification of Registration of Authority to Solemnize Marriage (CRASM) . Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and...
(PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY) Ischemic heart diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, and neoplasms remained the top three causes of death in the country from January to September 2021, said the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in its preliminary report. "Incidentally, these were also the...
As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippines’ ocean economy declined by 32.6 percent, recording a gross value added (GVA) of P617.20 billion in 2020 from P916.31 billion in 2019, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. Accounting for 3.4 percent of the...
Academic institution De La Salle-Lipa, which is reinforcing its sustainability practices, has renewed its power supply agreement (PSA) with Energy Development Corporation (EDC), the pure renewable energy subsidiary of Lopez-led First Gen Corporation. In a statement to the media, EDC noted that the...
ABAP President Ed Picson There will be no holiday breaks for select national boxers as they gear up for the Asian Under-22 Boxing Championships on Jan. 20 to 30 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This will be the first foreign tournament in Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines’ (ABAP) 2022...
The country’s total agricultural trade reached $5.93 billion during the third quarter of this year, increasing at an annual rate of 14.8 percent amid the continuously increasing imports. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that during the third quarter of 2021, agricultural...
The local factory output rose anew in October owing to strong production in fabricated metal, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. In its Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI) released on Thursday, Dec. 9, the PSA said the country's volume of production...
