The country’s international trade doubled in April after both imports and exports jumped at their fastest pace in more than a decade, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Preliminary data from the PSA showed on Wednesday, June 8, that the country’s total external trade in goods...
The rate of jobless Filipinos rose last April due to reimposition of strict quarantine measures along with the increasing working-age population joining the local labor force, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday, June 8. The country’s unemployment rate jumped to 8.7...
Over 10 million Filipinos have completed the Step 2 registration or the collection of biometric information for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), said the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). PSA said a total of 10,092,022 registrants have finished this step as of May 21. Step 2...
The online appointment booking for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) Step 2 registration process will be available to 14 cities and municipalities starting on Monday, May 24, said the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). In a Facebook post on Sunday, May 23, the PSA said the Step 2...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has apologized for the suspension of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) registration at a mall in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan following overcrowding of registrants last Wednesday, May 19. "The PSA regrets the overcrowding incident on 19 May 2021...
Some 100,000 Philippine ID (PhilID) cards are set to be delivered to various parts of the country, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Wednesday, May 19. PSA said the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has already received 103,935 PhilIDs from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas...
Amid recent government decisions that aim to increase the importation of rice and pork, food security advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan has called for much-improved industry data gathering in the agriculture sector. In a virtual briefing, Asis Perez, convenor of Tugon Kabuhayan, said the government...
The Philippines is seen producing less of its two main staples, rice and corn, this year, resulting in more importation, data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) showed. In its latest report, USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) adjusted downward for the second time the...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) will be conducting the second phase of the national survey to assess the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the mental health and well-being of Filipinos. (PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY) The National Survey on Mental Health and Well-being (NSMHW),...
Malacañang welcomed the easing of the country's unemployment rate in March this year to 7.1 percent the lowest since the country went into lockdown in March last year due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Manila Bulletin File Photo Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement...
The persistence of African Swine Fever (ASF) did not only affect the Philippines’ hog production. Corn production, too, is now reeling from the impact of the dreaded animal virus. In the latest Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report, US Department of Agriculture's Foreign...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) should clear the air with all government agencies regarding the lifetime validity of birth certificates, Senator Joel Villanueva said on Sunday, March 14. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULELTIN) “It’s very clear that birth certificates should be...
