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Philippines’ estimated rice imports rise by 100,000 MT — USDA
In a data report released on Friday, the USDA has increased its estimates for Philippine rice imports in 2024 to 3.9 million MT, higher than the 3.8 MT million forecast last January. .....»»
Coin deposit machines log P577 million transactions
The value of transactions through the coin deposit machines deployed by the the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is close to reaching the P600-million mark, as more and more Filipinos use the machines to deposit their idle coins......»»
German manufacturing hits four-month low - S& P Global
Factory activity has dropped further than expected by economists, signaling a sharp downturn in the economy, data shows German manufacturing activity dropped well below expectations in February, indicating an accelerated rate of economic downturn, the latest data compiled by S&P Global has revealed. .....»»
Most Filipinos reject Charter change, lifting foreign ownership restrictions
An overwhelming majority of Filipinos oppose changing the 1987 Constitution at this time, according to a new Pulse Asia Survey, with results showing Filipinos in all regions and all socio-economic classes did not support the lifting of foreign ownership restrictions in key industries......»»
Make public schools local
It is obvious that we need more than the million plus DepEd bureaucracy to fast track the resurrection of our international reputation badly tarnished by results of recent international tests placing our children at the bottom of a list of many countries in terms of reading and math skills. More than our bruised national ego, our learning poverty of 90 percent dooms the economic future of our country......»»
P35 million allotted for Araw ng Dabaw
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 27 February)—The City Government of Davao has allocated P35 million for this year’s Araw ng Dabaw, P8 million more than last year’s celebration, a city councilor said. Councilor Myrna Dalodo-Ortiz, who chairs the finance, ways and means and appropriations committee, said that the city government’s allocation for the annual event includes […].....»»
Palestinians brace for Rafah evacuation, Israeli assault plan
More than a million people driven southwards by more than four months of Israeli bombing of Gaza are packed into Rafah and surrounding areas on the coastal enclave's border with Egypt.....»»
Apple Overtakes Samsung as World’s Top Smartphone Seller after Over a Decade
Apple has dethroned Samsung as the world’s leading smartphone seller, marking the end of Samsung’s 12-year dominance according to stats. This comes as data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) revealed that Apple secured the top spot in 2023, having sold 234.6 million units, claiming a 20.1% market share. In contrast, Samsung trailed with 226.6 […].....»»
Kaspersky Report: 1 in 3 Filipinos Face Threats from USBs, Removable Devices
Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky is urging Filipinos to be wary of careless plugging of USBs into their computers unless they have been scanned following the release of data that 36.80% of users in the Philippines were attacked by local threats from January to December 2023. Local threats are malware spread through removable media such as […].....»»
Baguio City’s data system attacked 3M times in 2023
The Baguio City government's data system was attacked by cybercriminals at least three million times in 2023, but it survived all of them, the Management Information Technology Division of the Baguio City Mayor's Office said......»»
Over 2 mln foreign tourists arrive in Philippines since January
MANILA, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Over 2 million international tourists have visited the Philippines since January this year, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said Thursday. Citing data from the Department of Tourism (DOT), the PCO said that 2,010,522 international visitors entered the Southeast Asian country from Jan. 1 to April 24. The data showed that tourism receipts reached 157.62 billion peso.....»»
Stock traders to keep track of inflation, earnings data
Investors will keep a close eye on the country’s inflation data and the release of more corporate earnings results this week to serve as catalysts for a potential climb back to the 7,000 mark......»»
Philippines jobless rate increases to 4.5 pct in January
MANILA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' unemployment rate increased to 4.5 percent in January from 3.1 percent in December last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Friday. PSA head Dennis Mapa told a press conference that there were 2.15 million jobless Filipinos in January. "This was lower than the reported number of unemployed persons in January 2023 of 2.38 million," Mapa said......»»
Philippines jobless rate increases to 4.5 pct in January
MANILA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' unemployment rate increased to 4.5 percent in January from 3.1 percent in December last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Friday. PSA head Dennis Mapa told a press conference that there were 2.15 million jobless Filipinos in January. "This was lower than the reported number of unemployed persons in January 2023 of 2.38 million," Mapa said......»»
NPC issues new orders on data protection
The National Privacy Commission has issued guidelines creating a system that will govern the issuance of the Philippine Privacy Mark certificates on public and private organizations and companies that handle and control personal data of Filipino subjects......»»
Jobless Filipinos balloon to 2.15 million in January 2024
The Philippine Statistics Authority reported that the number of unemployed persons ages 15 and above climbed to 2.15 million in January 2024, down from 1.6 million in December 2023. .....»»
5 things you didn’t know Filipinos designed, invented
Be proud! At the recent opening of “Art x Design: A Special Reception of the 50 Years of Philippine Design and Beyond” exhibition in National Museum of Fine Arts, it was revealed that there are at least five things that Filipinos indeed designed and invented and have since been useful not only to Filipinos, but to humankind......»»
Unemployed Filipinos down to 1.6 million in December 2023 — PSA
National Statistician and PSA chief Claire Dennis Mapa reported that the number of unemployed persons ages 15 and above declined to 1.6 million in December 2023, down from 1.83 million in November 2023......»»
US markets tank on hotter-than-expected inflation report
The US Consumer Price Index data for January [link] showed that prices increased 0.3% q/q and 3.1% y/y, which was higher than economist estimates (0.2% q/q and 2.9% y/y)......»»
How young Filipinos see their future
This semester, I’m teaching an undergraduate class in UP called “Professional Writing,” a course I designed more than 20 years ago to help English and Creative Writing majors (and other seniors in search of interesting electives) get a handle on what the “real world” out there expects of them, in the kind of everyday jobs they’re likely to land. Not Shakespeare, not Jose Garcia Villa, not lyric poetry and neither the full-length play, but rather the more mundane assignments you get paid a salary for: business letters, press releases, feature articles, AVP scripts, brochures and speeches......»»