The number of unemployed persons was higher among males (60.7%) than among females (39.3%). By age group, for every 10 unemployed persons, five (52.8%) belonged to age group 15-24 years while 28.0 percent of the total unemployed were in the age…

2009 An estimated 500 freshman college students from over 200 schools nationwide competed prior to National Finals. Although provincial contest is optional, 52 provinces conducted eliminations before advancing to regional championship rounds. In…

Export earnings in July 2009 dropped by 25.4 percent to $3.312 billion from $4.437 billion reported in July 2008. Compared to previous months level, it went down by 2.8 percent from $3.406 billion in June 2009. Aggregate merchandise exports from…

Zambales posted a total population of 493,085 persons as of August 1, 2007. This registered an increase of 59,543 persons over the total population of 433,542 persons in 2000. The 2007 figure translated to an annual population growth rate of 1.79…

Total population rose to 493,085 persons Zambales posted a total population of 493,085 persons as of August 1, 2007. This registered an increase of 59,543 persons over the total population of 433,542 persons in 2000. The 2007 figure translated to…

The year-on-year movement of the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) in the Philippines further declined to -7.3 percent in May from -5.4 percent in April. This was mainly caused by the reductions in the annual rates in the index of crude…

Presents up-to-date data on prenatal and postpartum care, protection at birth against neonatal tetanus, breastfeeding, and immunization. It offers facts that are useful in influencing policy makers and program managers on the support needed to…

The Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for the manufacturing industry slid by 3.9 percent in July 2009, compared with the year ago level, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Producer Price Survey.Petroleum products posted the…

The seasonally adjusted CPI of FBT in NCR remained at its July level of 151.2 while that for AONCR moved up to 162.8 in August from 162.6 in July.

The annual headline inflation rate at the national level was recorded at 0.1 percent in August, slower than the 0.2 percent in July. Except for food, beverages and tobacco (FBT), inflation rates for all the commodity groups decelerated. Inflation a…