The country’s trade deficit doubled in May this year as imports expansion outweighed exports growth during the month, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. Preliminary report by the PSA revealed on Friday, July 9, that the gap in the trade balance, or the difference between...
The customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will have to brace for higher electric bills this month, as the utility firm’s overall tariff had been up by P0.2353 per kilowatt hour to P8.9071 per kWh versus P8.6718 per kWh in June. For residential end-users in the typical consumption bracket...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said the agency is on track to meet its target number of registrants for the national ID system by the end of the year. In a statement, PSA said on Wednesday, July 7, that about 37.2 million Filipinos have completed Step 1 Registration with the Philippine...
(PSA) A total of 30,140 or 4.9 percent of the total registered deaths in 2020 were due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. PSA explained that COVID-19 deaths in its latest data refer to both confirmed and probable cases as of...
Consumer prices rose at a slow pace in June brought about by moderate rise in transport cost, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. After the rate of increase in consumer prices rose at a steady pace for three straight months, the country’s headline inflation went down to 4.1...
The Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) has released 1,022,563 Philippine Identification (PhilID) cards for delivery to various parts of the country as of July 3, 2021. "This is yet another huge step forward for the PhilSys. We are excited for the first 1 million who will receive their...
Consumer prices rose at a slower pace in June brought about by moderate upward price movement of transportation services, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Tuesday, July 6. The country’s headline inflation slowed to 4.1 percent last month from 4.5 percent in May. The June figure was...
The Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) talks about the campaign of world champion Carlos Yulo in the coming Tokyo Olympics in the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum online edition this Tuesday (July 6). GAP President Cynthia Carrion will give an update on the training and...
Economic managers attribute drop to easing of quarantine restrictions The number of jobless Filipinos declined by around 410,000 in May this year. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday, July 1, that unemployment rate dropped to 7.7 percent in May from 8.7 percent the...
Students Unemployment rate in May eased to its second lowest level this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday, July 1. The number of jobless Filipinos dropped by 10 percent from 4.14 million in April to 3.73 million in May, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 7.7...
The Philippines agricultural trade went up during the first quarter of the year, but this was mainly due to the higher amount of imported products that entered the country during the period. Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that the country’s total agricultural...
WGM Janelle Mae Frayna (left) and IM Paulo Bersamina (Screenshot from PSA Forum) Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna and the other Filipino representatives will have their hands full against big names and higher-rated foes right in the first round of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2021. Frayna, the...
