Half of Filipinos still poor — SWS
Fifty percent of Filipinos consider themselves poor, while the other half say they are not, according to a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
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Fifty percent of Filipinos consider themselves poor, while the other half say they are not, according to a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
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The unemployment rate in April slightly rose to 4.1 percent from 4 percent in the same month last year, with the largest decrease in manufacturing workers, the…
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Consumer prices in China slumped in April for the third straight month, official data showed Saturday, as Beijing attempts to revive an economy stymied by…
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The country’s economic growth slowed to 5.4 percent in the first quarter of 2025 from 5.9 percent in the same period last year, the Philippine Statistics…
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The unemployment rate slightly worsened to 3.9 percent from 3.8 percent in March from a month ago due to reduction in the workforce in construction, and…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) expressed confidence that continued improvements in weather conditions, along with intensified interventions such as new…
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The Philippines maintained a steady employment rate of 96.1 percent in March 2025, mirroring the figure recorded in the same month last year, according to the…
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The continued slowdown of headline inflation to 1.4 percent in April can be attributed to various strategic approaches being undertaken by the government,…
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Employees who work on a regular holiday that falls on their rest day are entitled to an additional 30 percent of their basic wage of 200 percent
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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said this measure should keep pig growers profitable while the government strives to prevent a supply shortage…
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Moderate gains for non-oil imports in February probably resulted from cautious business sentiment, especially among respondents in the manufacturing sector
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Senatorial hopeful and Makati Mayor Abby Binay is renewing her call for better implementation of the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD)…
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The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA) attributes the growing number of functionally illiterate graduates to the practice of…
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