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Popcom: Pinoys becoming more ‘conscious’ of having children

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 16 04:47 PM

Popcom OIC Lolito Tacardon said the agency is looking at the declining fertility rate in the country as an 'opportunity from various levels,' noting its benefits nationwide. Read more »

Philippine GDP grows 7.6 percent in third quarter

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Updated as of Nov 24 02:06 PM

GDP grew 7.6 percent in the third quarter, faster than the revised 7.5 percent expansion in the second quarter and the 8.2 percent in Q1. Read more »

Senator questions statistics bureau, says data may be 'wrong'

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 06:54 PM

Senator Francis Tolentino on Wednesday said he doubts the PSA's data and methods following its report on the state of unemployment in the country. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 8, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 11:53 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Seeking jobs as underemployment rises

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 03:20 PM

The country's unemployment rate eased to 5 percent in September from 5.3 percent a month before, but underemployment climbed to 15.4 percent from 14.7 percent, according to the PSA. Read more »

Inflation hits 7.7 pct in Oct, highest in almost 14 years

Warren De Guzman, Edson Guido and Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 04 03:40 PM

Inflation in October further accelerated on the back of higher food prices including vegetables and meat, among others, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Friday. Read more »

PSA: Heart diseases, cancer still top causes of death in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 05:28 PM

Heart diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, and cancer are still the chief causes of death in the country in the first 7 months this year. Read more »

Razon's Prime Infra inks 20-year power supply deal with Meralco

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Updated as of Oct 27 11:56 AM

The Enrique Razon-led Prime Infa said its renewable power subsidiary signed a 20-year power supply agreement with Meralco. Read more »

National ID to become more accessible via mobile version

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 06:29 PM

The Philippine national ID will soon be available for download on mobile phones, officials said on Friday. Read more »

74.2 million Filipinos register for National ID: PSA

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 08:54 AM

A total of 74.2 million Filipinos have so far registered for the National ID and about 22 million cards have been produced. Read more »

PH ready for foreign investors in telcos, airports, roads: Diokno

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Posted at Oct 17 10:03 AM

The Philippines is ready to welcome revenue-generating foreign investments in telcos, airports and other industries, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said. Read more »

Trade deficit widens to $6 billion in August: PSA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 10:55 AM

The trade deficit widened to $6 billion in August, as imports continue to outpace exports, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority released Tuesday showed. Read more »

PSA says over 20 million national IDs printed

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 11 10:10 AM

Out of 21.6 million printed national ID cards, 16.7 million have already been delivered, an official said Tuesday. Read more »

Inflation hits 6.9 pct in September as food costs rise

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 05 11:00 AM

Inflation for the month of September quickened to 6.9 percent, the highest since October 2018, partly due to the higher prices of select food items. Read more »

PSA eyes rollout of printable version of national IDs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 02:08 PM

The printing of the electronic version of the national ID is undergoing a pilot test which will be an alternative as the release of physical IDs faces delays. Read more »

Lawmakers go after PSA for delayed, faded national IDs

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 05:39 PM

Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo, who spoke for the agency as sponsor of the budget, denied the hacking claim. Read more »

PH unlikely to meet sustainability goals by 2030: UN

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 05:41 PM

The entire Asia Pacific Region, including the Philippines, appears unlikely to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs with less than 8 years left. Read more »

72-M Filipinos now registered in national ID: PSA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 01:44 PM

At least 72 million Filipinos are now registered under the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) or the national ID, the state statistics bureau said on Tuesday. Read more »

Ilang industriya nagbabawas ng empleyado dahil sa inflation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 08:11 PM

Bumababa ang unemployment rate sa bansa pero dahil sa mataas na inflation, may ilang industriya na nagbabawas na ng empleyado. Read more »

Jobless rate eases in July but more people underemployed

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Updated as of Sep 08 01:08 PM

There are fewer jobless Filipinos in July as the unemployment rate declined, but there were also more underemployed workers Read more »