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Philippine trade deficit widens to $3.29 billion in July

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Updated as of Sep 09 01:19 PM

The Philippines external trade in goods grew by almost a fifth in July, but the trade deficit also widened by more than half. Read more »

Unemployment rate eases, underemployment rises in July

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Updated as of Sep 07 03:43 PM

Fewer people were jobless in July, but more people also said their jobs were insufficient that month and were looking for more work. Read more »

Inflation accelerates to 4.9 percent in August

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Updated as of Sep 07 11:57 AM

This was the fastest rise in prices in 32 months, or since December 2018. Read more »

Government, private sectors told: Honor national ID

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Posted at Aug 13 08:58 AM

Deputy National Statistician Assistant Sec. Rose Bautista said the issue stemmed from the ID not containing the holder’s signature. Read more »

PH population overshoots forecast in 2020 but growth rate slows

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 05:34 PM

As of May 1 last year, there were over 109 million Filipinos according to the Philippine Statistics Authority; this was higher than the forecast 108 million, according to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Chua.    Read more »

PSA: Heart diseases, cancer among leading cause of death in Philippines in 2020

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Posted at Jul 06 08:40 PM

Based on the state statistics agency’s report on Monday, 105,110 Filipinos died because of ischaemic heart diseases or illnesses causing oxygen deprivation in the heart, accounting for 17.1 percent of the total fatalities in the country.  Read more »

Philippines logs over 20,000 probable COVID-19 deaths in 2020 - PSA report

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 06 08:26 PM

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has recorded 20,840 probable COVID-19 deaths last year, aside from 9,300 confirmed ones, it said in its latest report. Read more »

Mga walang trabaho noong Mayo nabawasan kasabay ng pagluluwag sa 'NCR Plus'

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Posted at Jul 01 08:33 PM

Nabawasan ang mga walang trabaho noong Mayo kasabay ng pagluluwag ng mga lockdown sa NCR Plus, ayon sa PSA.  Read more »

Gov't releases 200,000 national IDs; 35 million Pinoys finish Step 1

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Posted at Jun 14 08:46 AM

MANILA - The Philippine government has released 200,000 national ID cards to Filipino citizens with another 200,000 cards ready for delivery, the Philippine Statistics Authority said Monday.  Read more »

Philippines' April exports, imports rise at fastest pace in over a decade

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Posted at Jun 09 12:18 PM

Philippine merchandise imports grew a hefty 140.9 percent in April from a year earlier, while exports jumped 72.1 percent, both rising at their fastest pace in more than a decade, government data showed on Wednesday. Read more »

Inflation nakapako pa rin sa 4.5 percent nitong Mayo 2021

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Posted at Jun 04 08:29 PM

Nananatili sa 4.5 percent ang inflation rate o bilis ng pagtaas ng presyo ng mga bilihin, ayon sa PSA.  Read more »

Farmers' group umaaray sa panibagong tapyas sa taripa ng imported rice

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Posted at May 17 08:01 PM

Bababaan ang taripa sa imported rice kahit tumaas ang ani sa first quarter ng 2021, at mas mataas sa first quarter ng 2019 at 2020. Read more »

Unang beses mula 1980s: Ekonomiya 15 buwan nang bagsak

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Posted at May 11 08:04 PM

Dahil sa pandemya, limang sunod-sunod na quarter ang pagbagsak ng ekonomiya, na huling nangyari noong 1980s.  Read more »

Philippines conducts survey on impact of COVID-19 to mental health

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Posted at May 07 01:21 PM

The Philippine Statistics Authority would commence in May the second phase of a national survey regarding the effects of COVID-19 on Filipinos' mental health and well-being.   Read more »

Antas ng unemployment sa PH inaasahang tataas dahil sa balik-ECQ, MECQ

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Posted at May 06 09:46 PM

Inaasahan ang pagtaas ng antas ng unemployment bunsod ng mga ipinatupad na lockdown kamakailan. Read more »

Mga trabaho noong Marso dumami pero karamiha'y part-time lang: PSA

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Posted at May 06 09:32 PM

Dumami ang bilang ng mga may trabaho noong Marso pero karamihan sa kanila ay part-time lang. Read more »

Unemployment eases in March; 3.44 million Filipinos jobless

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Posted at May 06 09:47 AM

Unemployment eased in March to 7.1 percent compared to the previous month, the state statistics bureau said on Thursday Read more »

Taas-presyo sa karne posibleng bumilis pa: PSA

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Posted at May 05 08:11 PM

MAYNILA - Inaasahan ng Philippine Statistics Authority na bibilis pa ang inflation - o antas ng taas-presyo - sa karne sa mga susunod na buwan hangga’t magawan ito ng lunas.  Read more »

PhilSys website glitch not due to hacking: official

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Posted at May 04 08:58 AM

The breakdown of the national ID registration's online system was not due to hacking, the Philippine Statistics Authority said Tuesday.   Read more »

Tech issues mar 1st day of online national ID registration

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Updated as of Apr 30 05:59 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Technical difficulties affected the first day of the online registration for the country's national identification system Friday. Read more »