THE country’s creative economy expanded to P2.12 trillion in 2025 but growth further slowed to 6.9 percent from 8.7 percent in 2024 and 9.9 percent a year earlier, data from the Philippine Statistics ...

The Philippine creative economy grew 6.9 percent to PHP2.12 trillion in 2025 from PHP1.98 trillion in 2024, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday. The sector accounted for 7.6 ...

DATA from the Philippine Statistics Authority show that “the country’s jobless rate climbed to 5.8 percent in January 2026, from 4.4 percent in December last year. This means that 2.96 million ...

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Since 1999, when Nipah virus was first identified in Malaysia, it has repeatedly emerged in south and southeast Asia, quietly exploiting ecological and social susceptibilities. The danger of Nipah ...

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol (PIA) — Twenty-five towns and Tagbilaran City recorded a poverty incidence of 20% or below in 2023, nearly double the 13 municipalities that achieved this rate in 2021, ...

Abstract: The Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) was among the bureaus that integrated ICT into their process during the pandemic to continually provide quality service without compromising the ...

MANILA – The Commission on Population and Development (CPD) has sounded the alarm over declining population growth in several rural provinces, citing data from the 2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) ...

MANILA – The Philippines is among the slowest to recover in intra-Asean tourism, lagging behind most Southeast Asian neighbors despite a regionwide rebound, according to Asean tourism statistics from ...

MANILA, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The Philippine central bank cut its key rate for a sixth straight time on Thursday to support growth, adding that the outlook for policy depends on how quickly confidence in ...

A watchdog group has asked North Carolina’s highest court to determine the meaning of a single sentence in state law. The outcome could have a major impact on public access to information about ...

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