President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that despite the Philippines posting a 7.6-percent annual growth rate in 2022, there were still a lot of things to do to ensure the steady recovery of the country's economy from the Covid-19 pandemic and other external factors. President Ferdinand...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office 7 reported a significant drop in the crime rate in Central Visayas from Jan. 1 to 25. The PRO-7 said that 208 index crimes were recorded in the first 25 days of the year, 22.96 percent lower compared to 270 in the same period last year. The PRO-7 added that...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez has credited the country’s higher-than-expected full-year gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in 2022 to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s leadership and decision-making. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) “Under the able leadership...
An economist-congressman believes that "the best is yet to come" in terms of the economy after the Philippines exceeded expectations with its full year gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) “The 2022 full year GDP growth rate of 7.6 percent,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he is losing sleep over the country's inflation rate, stressing that he is determined to bring it down. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalete/ MANILA BULLETIN) "This year talaga yun ang, yun ang... Iyan ang problema kong hindi – na...
Covid-19 Positivity Rates in Metro Manila and Luzon Provinces as of January 21, 2023 (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila continues to see a “low” Covid-19 positivity rate, while no province in Luzon has seen an increase in positivity rates over the past week, said a...
Metro Manila’s Weekly Covid-19 Positivity Rate (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila dipped to 2.9 percent as of Jan. 18, said OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David on Friday, Jan. 20. In an update posted on social media, David said the...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) lauded the use of "Safe App" by the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), saying it is a crucial crimefighting tool amid the advent of digital technology. The "Safe App" tool was recently launched by the NCRPO, the move is to...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila dropped to 5 percent on Jan. 10, based on monitoring by OCTA Research. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said that the positivity rate—or the number of individuals who yielded positive results from those...
Covid-19 Positivity Rates in NCR and Luzon Provinces as of January 7, 2023 (OCTA FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila is now close to the World Health Organization's (WHO) benchmark of 5 percent after OCTA Research observed a drop in the rate to 5.8 percent...
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...
Unemployment rate in November fell to its lowest level in over 17-years, signaling the strong recovery of the economy from the prolonged pandemic, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. The Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Friday, Jan. 6, that the level of...
