The year-on-year growth rate of the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) at the national level decelerated to 9.0 percent in April from 9.7 percent in March.

The month-on-month growth rate of the retail price index of selected construction materials in NCR eased to 0.2 percent in June from 0.4 percent in May.

Total population increased by 37.1 percent The province of Sulu had a total population of 849,670 persons as of August 1, 2007. This count is higher by 37.1 percent compared with the census count of 619,668 persons as of May 1, 2000. The increase…

Total population increased by 472,613 persons The total population of Maguindanao (excluding Cotabato City) was 1,273,715 persons as of August 1, 2007, based on the 2007 Census of Population. A population count of 801,102 persons was reported in…

Population increased by 90,557 persons Sultan Kudarat had a total population of 677,062 persons as of August 1, 2007, higher by 15.4 percent compared to the census count of 586,505 persons as of May 1, 2000. These figures translated to an annual…

The population of Marinduque was 229,636 persons as of August 1, 2007, based on the 2007 Census of Population. This figure was higher by 12,244 persons over the population count of 217,392 persons in 2000. The recent population counts for the…

The number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who worked abroad during the period April to September 2009 was estimated at 1.9 million. Of this total, 98.8 percent were overseas contract workers (OCWs) or with existing work contracts abroad.

A total of 2,947 hotels and restaurants with total employment of 20 and over were covered in 2008. Most of the establishments 2,390 (81.1%) were restaurants, bars, canteens and other eating and drinking places (PSIC H552). Hotels, camping sites…