The country’s unemployment rate decreased to 4.7 percent in July from 4.9 percent in the same month last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Friday. In a briefing, National Statistician Dennis Mapa said the results of the latest labor force survey showed that in terms of magnitude, the total number of unemployed individuals in July 2024 was registered at …
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The country’s manufacturing output, both in volume and value, grew at a faster pace in July this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. Results of the latest Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries released on Friday showed that the value of production index (VaPI) expanded by 4.7 percent in July, up from the 3.3 percent in June. It was …
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The continued drop in headline inflation, from 4.4 percent in July to 3.3 percent in August, signals that government efforts to manage rising prices are beginning to bear fruit. This rate falls comfortably within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) forecast range of 3.2 to 4.0 percent and keeps the year-to-date average at 3.6 percent, well within the government’s inflation …
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By Rose de la Cruz From the erection of illegal resorts and houses within the periphery of Chocolate Hills in Bohol, the LGU is now frantically searching for the boatman, tour guide and the divers who vandalized and helped destroy the coral reefs of the Virgin Islands and is also offering P200,000 reward for those who can lead to their …
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PASAY, Philippines—Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Norman Tansingco confirmed the successful return of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo to the Philippines. Guo arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) at approximately 1:30 AM on September 6 aboard a special government flight. Her return comes after a swift operation by Philippine immigration authorities in Jakarta, in coordination with their Indonesian …
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The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has announced the extension of its emergency loan program to provide financial relief to members and pensioners in areas affected by Typhoon Enteng as soon as it has obtained the list of areas declared under state of calamity. This initiative builds on GSIS’s ongoing emergency loan program, which has already been activated in several …
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By Rose de la Cruz From undelivered nutribuns (many of them in advanced stages of molds) for the nutrition programs of public schools, to undelivered laptops and other learning materials to the undue burden posed by the Matatag Curriculum on public high school teachers, these are the problems that former Education Secretary and Vice President Sara Duterte has left for …
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By Rose de la Cruz First, it was the unabated illegal construction of resorts and houses within the periphery of the famed Chocolate Hills. And now, the vandalism of coral reefs– living natural rock formations under the sea, which could only be reached by divers and so-called nature lovers, whose delight for the beauty and wonders of God’s creation borders …
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By Rose de la Cruz In December 2023, Statista (a global data and business intelligence platform founded in Germany covering 80,000 topics and operating in 13 locations worldwide) published a cinema usage survey in the Philippines which said that only 14 percent of consumers in the Philippines have been to cinemas within the past 12 months, 1 percent in the …
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has institutionalized the use of the electronic travel (eTravel) information system for all inbound and outbound international passengers and crew members to ensure efficient travel procedures in the Philippines. Under Administrative Order (AO) 24, inked by Marcos on Aug. 27 and first published in a local newspaper on Saturday, the e-travel system will serve as …
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