Alice Guo What will happen to the marriages solemnized by dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo, if and when she is proven to be not a Filipino citizen? 4Ps Party-list Rep. JC Abalos raised this question on Monday night, Sept. 16...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (PPAB) Act Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has advised the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) and Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to create a "group chat" with relevant agencies in order to...
Approved building permits dropped in June this year as elevated interest rates soured sentiment for construction activities. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that the number of constructions from approved building permits fell nine percent to 13,170 in the sixth month of...
ILOILO CITY — The inflation rate in Western Visayas remains unchanged at 4.8 percent in August. A STALL at the La Paz Market in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) Nida Amolar, Philippine Statistics Authority-6 officer-in-charge and chief statistical specialist, attributed this to the lower food...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) plans to add a signature field in National ID cards to address limitations that have hindered their widespread acceptance as a primary form of identification. This decision follows the termination of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) contract...
The country's trade gap ballooned in July as imports rebounded sharply from the previous month's decline, while export growth remained sluggish. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that the trade balance, or the difference between exports and imports, surged 18 percent to...
The number of Filipinos employed in the water sector has risen, driven by improving wages and the expansion of establishments in water collection, treatment, and supply, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. Based on the 2022 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported a substantial increase in factory production in July, driven by gains in electronics, transportation, and food sectors. Preliminary results from the PSA’s Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI) revealed that the Volume of...
The country's unemployment rate declined in July compared to the same period last year, but the number of jobless Filipinos increased during the month. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revealed that the unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in July, down from 4.9 percent in the...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the government’s decision to lower rice import tariffs is starting to affect consumer prices. In a briefing, National Statistician and PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa said the tariff reduction significantly contributed to the...
Consumer price growth in the country slowed to a seven-month low in August, primarily due to easing food and transport costs, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. National Statistician and PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa said that headline inflation plummeted to 3.3 percent...
The trade deficit in agricultural goods expanded in the second quarter, driven by higher imports than exports, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Agricultural trade deficit grew by 13.8 percent to $3.074 billion from April to June 2024, compared to $2.702 billion in the same period...
