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16 Apr 2023 – The Nationally Determined Contribution: Looking back at the Philippines’s climate promise
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Date posted on March 13, 2024
Feb 22, 2024 – ‘Wage hike needs to be staggered
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Date posted on February 24, 2024
Jan 31, 2024 – PH’s full-year 2023 GDP growth strongest among major Asian economies
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Date posted on February 3, 2024
31/01/24 Department of Finance PH’s full-year 2023 GDP growth strongest among major Asian economies The Philippines finished strong in 2023 with a full-year gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 5.6 percent, outpacing major economies in Asia, such as China (5.2 percent), Vietnam (5.0 percent), and Malaysia (3.8 percent) based on the latest available data.…
9 Jan 2023 – Jobless rate further shrinks to 3.6% — PSA
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Date posted on January 10, 2024
13 Dec 2023 – Government gets lowest points in fighting inflation – survey
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Date posted on December 13, 2023
12 Dec 2023 – Senate concurs with ILO [C190] ratification
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Date posted on December 12, 2023
10 Dec 2023 – Income inequality: The debate continues
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Date posted on December 12, 2023
9 Nov 2023 – Philippine economy rebounds with 5.9% growth in Q3 2023
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Date posted on November 9, 2023
8 Nov 2023 – PH jobless rate slightly up to 4.5% in Sept
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Date posted on November 6, 2023
22 Oct 2023 – ‘High inflation to linger until 2025’
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Date posted on October 23, 2023
28 Sept 2023 – Marcos signs Trabaho Para sa Bayan law
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Date posted on September 28, 2023
Alexis Romero – The Philippine Star September 28, 2023 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has signed into law a national employment master plan that aims to solve unemployment, jobs-skills mismatch and other labor market challenges as well as boost workers’ competitiveness. “With the passage of this law, we are opening a new chapter in…
28 Aug – DA exec admits Philippines experiencing rice shortage
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Date posted on August 30, 2023
16 Aug, 2023 – Growth target still achievable, says NEDA
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Date posted on August 21, 2023
7 July 2023 – NEDA: Leave wage setting to regional boards
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Date posted on July 12, 2023
2 July 2023 – Economists see wage hikes stoking inflation
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Date posted on July 2, 2023
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Date posted on June 19, 2023
31 May 2023 – SWS: Only 29% say quality of life improved
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Date posted on June 5, 2023
Janvic Mateo – The Philippine Star May 31, 2023 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The number of Filipinos who said their quality of life improved over the past year has dropped slightly in the latest survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS). From 34 percent in a survey conducted in December last year, results of…
28 May 2023 – Marcos forms inter-agency body on inflation, market outlook
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Date posted on May 29, 2023
BY ARGYLL CYRUS GEDUCOS May 28, 2023 07:35 AM The Inter-Agency Committee on Inflation and Market Outlook (IAC-IMO) will serve as an advisory body on measures that would keep inflation, particularly of food and energy, within the government’s inflation targets. The Economic Development Group (EDG) shall harmonize, coordinate, complement, and synergize efforts to ensure the…
26 May 2023- Joblessness down, but still above pre-pandemic levels – SWS
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Date posted on May 27, 2023
28 April 2023 – Philippine digital economy crosses P2 trillion mark
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Date posted on May 5, 2023
Louella Desiderio – The Philippine Star April 28, 2023 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The value of the country’s digital economy went up by 11 percent in 2022, but its contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) declined, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Data from the PSA showed the digital economy hit P2.08…
23 March 2023 – 9 in 10 Filipinos felt climate impacts in past three years — SWS
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Date posted on April 5, 2023
9 Mar 2023 – Joblessness, underemployment worsen in January as temporary holiday jobs fade
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Date posted on March 10, 2023
Joblessness, underemployment worsen in January as temporary holiday jobs fade Ramon Royandoyan – Philstar.com March 9, 2023 | 9:26am MANILA, Philippines (Updated 10:53 a.m.) — The proportion of jobless Filipinos went up in January while job quality deteriorated as the sheen of temporary jobs offered by the holiday rush faded, adding to the problems of…
30 Jan 2023 – Duterte lists basic education ills, lays reform agenda
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Date posted on February 1, 2023
27 Jan 2023 – Trade Unions hail ILO Mission’s recommendation to establish Presidential Commission to address EJKs of workers, promote Freedom of Association
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Date posted on January 28, 2023
26 Jan 2023 – Philippines posted above-target GDP growth of 7.6% in 2022
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Date posted on January 27, 2023
6 Dec 2022 – Philippine inflation rate hits 14-year high of 8% in November 2022
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Date posted on December 7, 2022
4 Nov 2022 – No reprieve for Filipinos as inflation boils to over 10-year high in October
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Date posted on November 6, 2022
No reprieve for Filipinos as inflation boils to over 10-year high in October Ramon Royandoyan – Philstar.com November 4, 2022 | 11:23am MANILA, Philippines (Update 1, 11:23 a.m.) — The prices of key goods and services hit their quickest pace of growth in over a decade in October, forcing Filipinos to continue tightening their spending…
28 Oct 2022 – Philippines on track towards strong recovery
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Date posted on October 30, 2022
6 Oct 2022 – Inflation accelerates to 4-year high at 6.9%
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Date posted on October 6, 2022
14 Sept 2022 – 31% of Pinoys say quality of life worsened – SWS
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Date posted on September 15, 2022
