On a monthly basis, the seasonally adjusted CPI for all items and furnishing, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house went up by 0.3 percent in May from their respective last month’s rates of 0.2 percent and 0.1 percent.

The population of Region XIII (Caraga) as of August 1, 2015 was 2,596,709 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

The population 15 years old and over in October 2015 is estimated at 66.6 million (Table 1). Of this number, 42.1 million were in the labor force (Table 2 and Table 3). The labor force consists of the employed and the unemployed persons. The…

The population of Region VII (Central Visayas) as of August 1, 2015 was 6,041,903 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

The population of Region XI (Davao Region) as of August 1, 2015 was 4,893,318 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

The population of Region VI (Western Visayas) as of August 1, 2015 was 4,477,247 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

The population of Region V (Bicol Region) as of August 1, 2015 was 5,796,989 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

The population of Region IV-B (MIMAROPA) as of August 1, 2015 was 2,963,360 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

The population of Region X (Northern MIndanao) as of August 1, 2015 was 4,689,302 based on the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

The year-on-year growth of the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) picked up 1.6 percent in April 2016. Last month, it was recorded at 1.1 percent and in April 2015, 1.8 percent. The uptrend was mainly due to the 4…