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MANILA. Philippines (Eagle News) — Tumaas ng 1.1 percent (%) ang naaprubahang building permits nitong 3rd quarter ng taon. Sa tala ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), nasa 36,0076 ang naaprubahang building permits mula nitong Hulyo hanggang Setyembre. Bagama’t tumaas ang bilang ng construction projects ay bumaba naman ng 6.5 percent ang halaga nito mula sa 77 billion pesos noong third quarter ng 2016 ay bumaba ito sa 72 billion pesos sa kaparehong panahon. Ang pinakamaraming […]
(Eagle News) — The employment rate in the country went up from last year’s figure, based on a recent Philippine Statistics Authority survey. The 94.3 percent employment rate based on this April’s results is 0.4 percentage points up from April 2016’s employment rate of 93.9 percent. From 6.1 percent in April 2016, unemployment rate also went down to 5.7 percent. According to the PSA, the labor force participation rate based on this year’s results was […]
BOHOL (Eagle News) – Tumaas ang bahagdan ng Central Visayas na ngayon ay nasa 1.76 % ang average sa Annual Population Growth kung ikukumpara sa buong Pilipinas. Ito ay nakuha base sa isinagawang survey sa 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN) na pinangunahan ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Base sa survey, taong 2000 ay mayroon lamang 4.5 milyon ang total average ng population sa buong Visayas ngunit sa kasalukuyan ay umabot na ito sa 6,041,903. Kung […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The government’s anti-poverty measures are bearing fruit. According to the latest study of the Philippine Statistics Authority, there are fewer poor Filipinos in 2015. There is a 21.6% poverty incidence last year, lower by 4.7% compared to the poverty threshold in 2009. The percentage surpassed the government’s target for 2015.
TAGUIG City, Philippines — Nanguna ang Taguig City sa National Capital Region (NCR) sa may pinakamataas na populasyon. Base sa talaan ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) mayroong average population growth rate ito na 4.32 percent mula 2010 hanggang 2015. Nahigitan niya ang Mandaluyong City na mayroong 3.12 % at Parañaque City na mayroon lamang 2.39 %. Nakasaad dito na lumobo ng 805 thousand ang populasyon ng Taguig mula pa noong August 2015 na dati ay 644 […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The selection process of municipalities and cities that will be included in the Commission on Election’s Random Manual Audit. The RMA Committee will be aided by the Philippine Statistics Authority. According to the COMELEC Resolution, one precinct is chosen for each congressional district for the RMA. The random manual audit aims to detect and prevent discrepancy by comparing the number of votes recorded by the vote-counting machines with the number of […]
Persons with disabilities or PWD’s are now exempt from paying value added tax on certain goods and commodities after President Benigno S. Aquino III signed into law a bill that exempts people with disability from paying the 12-percent vat. The said bill, authored by Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez, will put PWD’s on equal footing with senior citizens who are already exempted from vat payment on top of their 20-percent discount. The bill was ratified in […]
Bringing the team together, Eagle Broadcasting Corporation or EBC group invited its partners — Philippine Statistics Authority, Pag-Ibig, PhilHealth and the Social Security System and their families to join them at the EBC fun day. At the Eagle Broadcasting Corporation, activities for social services were rendered to the attendees. With the theme: “Enabling a Better Community” it aims to help our fellowmen through the service of our partners. Aside from being a one-stop shop service, […]
The unemployment rate fell to a record low 5.6 % in October (Paywall), having been 6.5 % inb September. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed, the umemployment rate in the Philippines continued to decline in October this year as more Filipinos found jobs amid the country’s strong economic growth. But worryingly, exports fell 10.8 % year-on-year in October, versus expectations of a 3.3 % fall. (Eagle News Service) https://youtu.be/oMFjbl39C2Y
MANILA, Sep. 10 — The number of unemployed Filipinos went down in July 2015 as the market continues to reflect the continued strength of the economy, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported today that unemployment rate further eased to 6.5 percent, lower by 0.2 percentage point (ppt), from last year’s 6.7 percent. “The favorable economic growth of the country certainly drove an encouraging response from the labor […]
MANILA, Aug. 26 — Philippine imports recorded its highest growth for the year at 22.6 percent in June 2015, recovering from three consecutive months of contractions since March, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Tuesday. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported today that the spending for imported goods rose to US$5.9 billion in June 2015 from US$4.8 billion in the same month last year. The recovery was due to significant increases in imports […]
MAKATI CITY, Aug. 13 — The nationwide population count has begun with census enumerators visiting every household and institutional living quarter (ILQ) in all barangays. About 90 thousand friendly enumerators (ENs) will ask basic information about the household members or ILQ residents, such as their age, sex, marital status, religious affiliation, highest educational attainment, and usual activity/occupation. The interview will take about 15 to 30 minutes. They will be wearing officially-issued ID card, bearing the signature […]
