By Derco Rosal More Filipinos found jobs in September, but many were not placed in full-time positions, leading to a notable increase in underemployment. “Of course, because of the holiday season, more [people] want to work,” National Statistician and Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)...
by Derco Rosal The country’s employment rose in October to its highest level in the past seven years due to the continued expansion of the manufacturing sector, S&P Global reported on Monday, Nov. 4. S&P Global said the strong uptick in new orders drove the local manufacturing sector's...
BAGUIO CITY – The employment rate remains high in the Cordillera region, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. The PSA said the region has an employment rate of 96.7 percent as of January 2024, higher than the national employment rate of 95.5 percent. On the other hand, the...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (MANILA BULLETIN) Prices of rice--the country’s staple grain--are so impactful that they actually affect the quality of jobs available to Filipinos. Thus, said economist-solon Albay 2nd district...
President Marcos assured the public that everyone would have jobs under the 'Bagong Pilipinas" (New Philippines) that his administration has been promoting. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this as he welcomed reports that the country's labor force...
The Philippines' employment situation is "very bright," a Cabinet official said. (Photo courtesy of PCO) Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said Filipinos are in a better position to weather inflation citing the lower unemployment rate in the country, which he labeled as very bright. “Iyong...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said on Monday, Nov. 13 that seasonal employment should not be a benchmark of the country's low unemployment rate. This, the Senate official pushed for more quality jobs for the Filipinos. "Magandang aginaldo po ang trabaho para sa ating mga kababayan....
The Philippines needs more time to create high-quality jobs, as the current growth is mainly focused on low-quality job opportunities, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. NEDA Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said the government needs to make significant investments,...
The efforts of the Marcos administration to provide jobs to Filipinos gained momentum, with the country's unemployment rate improving to pre-pandemic levels based on a recent labor force survey, Malacañang said. (File Photo by Ali Vicoy) Citing the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) 's Labor...
EDITORIAL As Christmas Day nears, here’s a bit of good news from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The country’s employment rate in October 2022 stood at 95.5 percent, “the highest rate recorded since January 2020, and registered to have bounced back from pre-pandemic levels.” This...
Malacañang is optimistic that the country's employment situation will improve in the coming months as more Filipinos are expected to return to work with the easing of quarantine restrictions and the reopening of economic activities. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop, with the...
