Factory output sustained its positive annual growth, but at a much slower pace in September this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday, Nov. 8. In its Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI), the PSA said the country's volume of production index (VoPI)...
Philippine cinema in books The University of Santo Tomas Publishing House published the two book volumes of Lee— Ang Daigdig ng mga Api: Remembering a Lost Film and Riding the Waves: 15 Years of Cinemalaya. Six books by icons and experts on Philippine cinema have been launched at the 18th...
The Philippine factory output recovered last year with both volume and value of production posting double-digit growth versus 2020, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. In its Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI), the PSA reported Tuesday, Feb. 8, that the...
The local manufacturing output increased more than double in September this year owing to strong production of coke and refined petroleum products. In its Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries, the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) said the country's volume of production index...
Delays in the entry of imported pork under the minimum access volume (MAV) into the Philippines due to continued slowdown in the global transport and movement of imported goods have forced the Department of Agriculture to expand market distribution and channels to areas with higher pork prices....
Travel time from north to south EDSA is now faster by 50 percent compared to pre-pandemic days even though the volume of traffic has almost returned to normal, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reported. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said during a Cabinet meeting with President...
The current volume of traffic along EDSA is already almost the same as it was before the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. said Wednesday, Oct. 20. A photo of busy EDSA thoroughfare packed with vehicles...
The local manufacturing sector improved for five consecutive months last August on strong production in sugary beverage and refined petroleum products, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. August 2021 Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries In its Monthly Integrated Survey...
The modified tariff rates on imported pork products and rice have resulted in foregone revenues for the government, but the Department of Finance (DOF) said the economic benefits far outweigh the costs. Peso Finance Undersecretary Antonette C. Tionko said the government is projected to lose P5.4...
Crime in the Philippines reduced by more than 60 percent in the past five years, with the Philippine National Police (PNP) attributing it to the aggressive campaign against illegal drugs which was started when President Duterte took over the country's leadership in July 2016. In a statement...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) officials led by Chairman Benhur Abalos have said that there is still no need to bring back the number coding scheme despite reports that vehicle volume on EDSA has been nearing pre-pandemic numbers. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos (left) and EDSA...
Don't look now, but the number of vehicles on EDSA is actually a hair's breadth away from pre-pandemic Christmas season levels. MMDA traffic czar Edison Bong Nebrija (Photo from Nebrija's Facebook) Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic czar Edison Bong Nebrija said in an...
