(PSA PHILIPPINE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM FACEBOOK) As part of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) project, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has officially unveiled the PhilSys Check, an authentication system for the Philippine Identification (PhilID) card through its QR code...
Exports of Philippine-made goods rose at a much faster pace at 12 percent in the first two-months of the year owing to strong demand for electronic products, the government announced. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released data on Friday, April 8, showing that exports earnings grew 12...
Despite having fewer jobless Filipinos in February this year compared to the same period in 2021, Malacañang said that more needs to be done to allow everyone to return to work amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (File Photo) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar made this statement after the...
The country’s unemployment rate steadied at 6.4 percent in February, translating to 3.13 million jobless Filipinos following the further easing of mobility and quarantine restrictions, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The PSA’s preliminary February 2022 Labor Force Survey...
Consumer prices quickened at a much faster pace in March amid skyrocketing fuel costs. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Tuesday, April 5, that headline inflation clocked in at 4.0 percent last month, jumping from 3.0 percent in February, but marginally slower compared with 4.1...
Poll watchdog Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) hosted the kickoff of the source code review and presentation of the sampling software on Monday, March 28 that will be used on the conduct of the random manual audit (RMA) for the May 2022 automated elections. (Screenshot from LENTE...
Malacañang welcomed the result of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) 's January 2022 Labor Force Survey showing the country's unemployment rate decreased from 6.6 percent in December 2021 to 6.4 percent in January this year, saying this was due to the move of the government to ease...
Unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since the start of the pandemic despite stricter quarantine restrictions amid Omicron surge in January, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed on Friday, March 18. The number of jobless Filipinos stood at 2.93 million in the first month...
Trade deficit, which is the difference between the value of export and import of a country, jumped by 63 percent in the first month of the year as Filipinos bought more foreign-made products, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday, March 11. Data from the PSA showed that the...
Factory output continued to accelerate, albeit at a slower pace, in the first month of the year due to strong production in tobacco as well as wood, bamboo, cane, rattan articles and related products. In its Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI), the Philippine Statistics...
Consumer prices remained steady at 3.0 percent in February due to slower inflation for food items, but economists warned that the uptick will likely accelerate in the coming months on skyrocketing oil prices as war continues to rage in Ukraine. The Philippine Statistics Authority reported on...
Malacañang is expecting more livelihoods for Filipinos to be generated as approved foreign investments jumped in 2021 amid improving economic conditions despite the pandemic. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop, with the National Capital Region enjoying the benefits of easing of...
