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Five-month BOP deficit widened to $5.8 billion—BSP

June 20, 2025, 10:23 AM

The Philippines' balance of payments (BOP) registered a deficit of $298 million in May 2025, a reversal from the $2 billion surplus recorded in...

Tourism economic contribution rose 11.2% to P2.35t in 2024, says PSA

June 19, 2025, 8:55 PM

The economic contribution of the tourism sector in the Philippines grew 11.2 percent year-on-year in 2024, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday. Data from...

Unemployment rate rose to 4.1% in April, says PSA

June 6, 2025, 9:00 PM

Unemployment rate in the Philippines climbed to 4.1 percent in April 2025 from 4.0 percent a year earlier, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said...

April factory output rebounded 4.2%

June 6, 2025, 7:45 PM

Philippine factory production rebounded 4.2 percent in April from a year ago, following a 2-percent slump in March, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said...

Philippines unemployment rate rose to 4.1% in April 2025

June 6, 2025, 10:19 AM

The Philippines' unemployment rate climbed to 4.1 percent in April 2025 from 4.0 percent a year earlier, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on...

PH inflation drops to 1.3% in May, lowest since Nov 2019

June 6, 2025, 12:35 AM

The country’s inflation dropped below 2% in May, the lowest rate since November 2019, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday. According to the PSA,...

W. Visayas cites struggle with functional skills

June 5, 2025, 11:00 PM

ILOILO CITY — The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reports that 89.6% of individuals aged five and above in Western Visayas can read, write, and...

May 2025 inflation fell to 1.3%, lowest in 66 months

June 5, 2025, 10:19 AM

Inflation rate in the Philippines fell to 1.3 percent in May 2025 from 1.4 percent in April, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday. This...

Bataan among top 10 in literacy — PSA poll

June 1, 2025, 10:00 PM

Bataan is among the country’s top 10 provinces, ranking No. 8, in terms of basic and functional literacy as shown by the 2024 Functional...

Trade deficit eased to $3.5b in April—PSA

May 30, 2025, 9:45 PM

The Philippines’ trade deficit eased 26.1 percent in April 2025, as exports increase and imports fell, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Data from the...

Philippine exports grew 7 percent in April 2025

May 30, 2025, 10:42 AM

Philippine merchandise exports grew 7 percent year-on-year in April 2025, driven by sustained demand from the United States, according to data released by the...

PSA: Building constructions rebounded 3.4% in March

May 20, 2025, 8:45 PM

The number of approved building permits in the Philippines rose 3.4 percent year-on-year to 14,973 in March 2025, following a 0.7 percent decline in...

PH foreign investment approvals plunge 82%

May 15, 2025, 9:10 PM

Foreign investment approvals in the Philippines reached P27.99 billion in the first quarter of 2025, an 82-percent drop from P155.26 billion recorded in the...

Financial inclusion

May 9, 2025, 7:55 PM

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and GCash team up for a colocation strategy to bring mobile wallet account opening services in mobile registration activities...

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