As of 01 May 2020, the population of the Philippines, excluding Filipinos in Philippine embassies, consulates, and missions abroad was 109,033,245 based on the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH). In 2020, the number of Filipinos in…

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reaches another milestone as it records over 4 million registrants for its online Step 1 Registration. The PSA reports that as of 15 July 2021, a total of 4,159,269 registrants have already completed the…

The preliminary number of registered deaths from January to March 2021 reached 170,467, higher by 16.9 percent than the total registered deaths of 145,773 in the same period in 2020.

The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) endorses the acceptance of the Philippine Identification (PhilID) card as a valid proof of identification in all Post Office transactions through PHLPost circular no. 21-51, issued on 22 June 2021,…

Labor force participation rate (LFPR) was estimated at 58.7 percent in October 2020. This accounted for 43.65 million of the estimated 74.31 million Filipinos 15 years old and over who were either employed or unemployed in October 2020.

During this time of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, significant drops in establishments’ employment in the 1st half of 2020 were observed in NCR at -1.4 percent and -7.6 percent in the 1st and 2nd quarter, respectively. An increase in…

Efforts in improving the environmental quality together with strengthening competitiveness by the Philippine government lead the performance of the current administration for its six-year term from 2017 to 2022 as…

At the country level, the year-on-year change of GWPI rose to 2.8 percent in May 2021, from 2.7 percent in April 2021. The annual growth rate in May 2020 was posted at 1.9 percent. (Tables A and 2)

The annual growth rate of CMWPI in NCR increased to 2.2 percent in June 2021, from 2.0 percent in May 2021. Its annual change in June 2020 was recorded at 1.2 percent. Compared with their annual rates in May 2021, annual increases were higher in the…

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) granted clearance for the PIDS-Monash University Online Survey of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines to be conducted by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).