The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the value of the country's mineral reserves increased last year. From January to December 2023, the combined value of Class A gold, copper, nickel, and chromite reserves rose two percent to P474 billion from the previous year's P464.51...
The number of jobless Filipinos slightly increased to 2.04 million in April, according to the report from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Based on the survey of 44,980 households, the unemployment rate stood at 4.0 percent from 3.9 percent or two million jobless individuals in March....
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) estimated that the decrease in rice tariffs from 35 percent to 15 percent could potentially reduce rice prices by P6 to P7 per kilo. In a briefing on Wednesday, June 5, PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa said that these estimates were made taking into...
Inflation, or the rate of increase in consumer prices, picked up at a quicker pace in May as electricity and liquefied petroleum gas costs rise, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported Wednesday, June 5. May headline inflation inched up to 3.9 percent from 3.8 percent in the previous month,...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, June 4 pushed for the bill that would strengthen the system of filing of birth certificates in the country, noting how delayed registration of such documents have been abused. Estrada said passage into law of Senate Bill No. 2703...
President Marcos has reappointed Claire Dennis S. Mapa as the national statistician and civil registrar general of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). On Saturday, June 1, National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan administered the oath of office to Mapa,...
Senators on Wednesday, May 22 urged the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to crack down a possible syndicate operating inside the agency and are giving PSA-certified copies of birth certificates to foreign nationals in order to obtain authentic Philippine passport. Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice...
Every hour, approximately 13 Filipinos lose their lives to heart-related diseases, making it the leading cause of death in the country, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The PSA's 2023 Causes of Death in the Philippines report revealed that ischaemic heart diseases were...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that construction activities in the country posted a decline in March compared to the same month last year. According to the PSA, the number of constructions from approved building permits dropped 15 percent to 13,320 in the third month of the 2024...
Most prices of basic commodities experienced a decline during the first days of May, based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). A kilogram of well milled rice would cost a consumer P56.52 during the period, which was lower than the P56.98 and P57.04 recorded for the commodity...
The National Identification (ID) system now permits the updating or correction of key information, but this service is only available at specific Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) offices. In a statement on Friday, May 17, the PSA said that it began the gradual rollout of updating services...
The country’s economic environment failed to lure more foreign investments in the first quarter of this year, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The PSA reported Thursday, May 16, that the total approved foreign investments from January to March fell by 63.6 percent to...
