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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. .....»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 8th, 2024

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......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 7th, 2024

Philippines bans live poultry from Belgium, France

MANILA, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines has indefinitely banned the importation of poultry and other poultry products from Belgium and France due to the outbreak of bird flu in the two European countries, the Philippines' Department of Agriculture said Tuesday. Philippine Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the ban will immediately stop domesticated and wild birds from Belgium and France from ente.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsJan 12th, 2024

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......»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsMar 10th, 2024

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......»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMar 9th, 2024

DOT: Philippines welcomes over 1.2 million tourists

Over 1.2 million tourists visited the Philippines from January to March 5 this year, according to the Department of Tourism......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 7th, 2024

Philippines Sees Improvements in Jobs, Setting a Positive Tone for 2024

New insights from The Market Call paint a hopeful picture for the Philippines, especially in job opportunities and economic stability, pointing to a promising start in 2024. In December, a significant number of people, a whopping 50.5 million, found jobs, and the number of those without jobs hit a record low of 1.6 million, making […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  metrocebuRelated NewsFeb 22nd, 2024

Philippines posts 642 mln USD surplus in December

MANILA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' overall balance of payments (BOP) posted a surplus of 642 million U.S. dollars in December 2023, higher than the 612 million dollars recorded in the same month 2022, the country's central bank said Friday. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said the BOP surplus in December 2023 reflected inflows arising mainly from the national government's net foreign currency dep.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsJan 20th, 2024

Philippines posts 642 mln USD surplus in December

MANILA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' overall balance of payments (BOP) posted a surplus of 642 million U.S. dollars in December 2023, higher than the 612 million dollars recorded in the same month 2022, the country's central bank said Friday. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said the BOP surplus in December 2023 reflected inflows arising mainly from the national government's net foreign currency dep.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsJan 19th, 2024

Philippine landslide death toll almost doubles to 27: official

The death toll from a landslide that hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines nearly doubled to 27 on Friday, officials said, as rescuers retrieved more bodies from the mud.  The number of people missing from Tuesday's landslide in Masara in the mountainous province of Davao de Oro on Mindanao island fell to 89 from more than 100, while the number of injured rose to 32, the latest figures from.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsFeb 11th, 2024

Philippine landslide death toll almost doubles to 27: official

The death toll from a landslide that hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines nearly doubled to 27 on Friday, officials said, as rescuers retrieved more bodies from the mud.  The number of people missing from Tuesday's landslide in Masara in the mountainous province of Davao de Oro on Mindanao island fell to 89 from more than 100, while the number of injured rose to 32, the latest figures from.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philippinetimesRelated NewsFeb 10th, 2024

Government raises P330 million from asset disposals in 2023

The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. raised some P330 million from disposing assets of padlocked banks last year......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 2nd, 2024

Ex-Munti mayor cleared of P97 million graft charge

The Sandiganbayan has acquitted former Muntinlupa mayor Aldrin San Pedro of a graft case that stemmed from the allegedly anomalous procurement of P97.52 million worth of fire trucks from 2008 to 2009......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 2nd, 2024

First Gen offers P1 million for climate solutions

Students from 29 universities and colleges from around the country have joined a P1-million competition launched by Lopez-led First Gen Corp. for them to develop the best and most innovative ideas and solutions to cut their schools’ carbon footprint......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 17th, 2024

US spending $7mn a year on seized Russian yacht

The luxury vessel worth $300 million was arrested in Fiji in 2022    The US government is spending more than $7 million a year to maintain a superyacht it seized from a sanctioned Russian businessman and that it is now seeking to sell, a court filing from Friday showed.   The yacht, named 'Amade.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 15th, 2024

Makati barangays to get P10 million more from tax shares

All 23 barangays of Makati are each getting an additional P10-million share from the city’s basic real property tax collection following the transfer of the 10 enlisted men’s barrio or “embo” barangays to Taguig, Mayor Abby Binay said yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 4th, 2024

AbaCore raises P200 million from asset sale

Listed holding company AbaCore Capital Holdings Inc. has raised P200 million from the sale of another Batangas property......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 2nd, 2024

Ayala Corp. raises P6 million from tACbo

Ayala Corp., through Ayala Foundation, raised P6 million from a running event it organized as part of its 190th anniversary......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 20th, 2024

RCBC raises $400 million from oversubscribed sustainability notes

Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) has raised $400 million from its return to the offshore debt market as investors swarmed its sustainability note issuance......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 12th, 2024

P4M ‘shabu’ seized from 2 men in San Remegio

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – About 500 grams of illegal drugs, worth around P4 million, were confiscated from an alleged high-value individual and his companion from San Remegio town in northern Cebu. Suspects Leo Montealto, 45, considered a high-value individual by authorities, and Ritchel Banga-Banga, 33, were arrested in Sitio Bungtod, Barangay Calambua during a raid.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024