Browsing by Name "Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)"
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11-M Pinoys lack clean water access
(Daily Tribune,May 9, 2023 , on page A3)Around 11 million Filipinos are lacking access to clean water based on the estimation of the National Water Resources Board, according to Senator Pia Cayetano on Monday. The lawmaker-who presided the public inquiry on water ... -
Agri chief defends importation of sugar, fish
(The Philippine Star,February 19, 2022 , on page B5)Agriculture Secretary William Dar is defending the government’s move to allow the importation of fish and sugar, saying the decisions were based on data showing projected supply deficiencies in the commodities. In a Laging ... -
Agri growth slows as El Niño strikes
(Malaya,May 9, 2019 , on page A1-A7)Agriculture output grew by 0.67 percent in the first quarter of the year due to positive contributions from fisheries, livestock and poultry subsectors. This, is however, slower than the 1.47 percent growth registered in ... -
Agri output contracts anew in Q2
(Panay News,August 11, 2023 , on page 12)The Philippine agriculture sector was unable to sustain the output growth in the first three months of the year as production contracted in the second quarter due to a lower fisheries yield, government data released on ... -
Agri output fall 1.27% in Q2
(Malaya,August 8, 2019 , on page A1)The fisheries subsector improved by 1.9 percent during the period and contributed 17.41 percent to the total agricultural output. Increases in production were recorded for yellowfin tuna, round-scad, tiger prawn and tilapia. ... -
Agri output rebounds
(Malaya,May 16, 2017 , on page A1-A4)Agriculture output grew 5.28 percent in the first quarter compared with a year ago, rebounding from a contraction in the previous quarter largely due to good weather, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said yesterday. ... -
Agri output up by 2.1% in Q1
(The Philippine Star,May 11, 2023 , on page B1)The value of the Philippine agricultural and fisheries sector bounced back in the first quarter of the year following the positive performance of all subsectors, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The ... -
Agri problems systemic, says Marcos
(Daily Tribune,October 26, 2023 , on page A1-A2)President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday underscored the need to address the systemic issues plaguing Philippine agriculture for years due to the longstanding neglect of the sector. In his speech at the 70th anniversary ... -
Agri sector dips 1.7% in 2021
(The Philippine Star,January 27, 2022 , on page B1)The country’s agriculture sector fell by 1.7 percent in 2021, mainly driven by declines in the livestock sector. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that the value of production in local agriculture ... -
Agriculture damaged in Western Visayas estimated at P265M
(BusinessWorld,January 6, 2020 , on page S2/7)Damage to the agriculture sector of Western Visayas due to typhoon Ursula (international name: Phanfone) has exceeded P265 million as of Jan. 3 with more than half accounted for by rice crops and facilities, according to ... -
Agriculture dips 1.7% on reduced livestock output
(Manila Standard,January 27, 2022 , on page B4)Agriculture and fisheries production dropped 1.7 percent in 2021 from the previous year, as the sector contended with livestock diseases and the devastation left by Typhoon Odette, data from the Philippine Statistics ... -
Agriculture fund to release P3 billion worth of loans to support fish farmers
(BusinessWorld,June 5, 2019 , on page S1/5)The Department of Finance (DoF) has approved the use of at least P3 billion for the development of fish farming, tapping most of the loan fund worth P4 billion from the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF). ... -
Agriculture grew 5.72% in first half: decline is expected next quarter due to bird flu outbreak
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 16, 2017 , on page B1)The agriculture sector expanded by 6.18 percent in the second quarter from a year ago, bringing the first-half growth to 5.72 percent, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. According to the PSA, the ... -
Agriculture output surges 2.87% in Q3
(The Manila Times,November 7, 2019 , on page B2)The country’s agricultural production increased by 2.87 percent in the third quarter of the year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Wednesday, surpassing the government’s growth goal of 2 to 2.5 percent. ... -
Agriculture posts 0.6% growth in Q4
(The Manila Times,January 27, 2022 , on page B5)The country's agriculture sector slightly grew by 0.6 percent in the last quarter of the year, with improved output seen in crops, poultry and fisheries, while livestock continued to drop in production, the government ... -
Agriculture production grew just 0.56% in 2018
(Manila Standard,January 24, 2019 , on page B1)Agriculture and fishery production, which accounts for less than a fifth of the gross domestic product, grew by 0.56 percent in 2018, slower than the 4-percent expansion in 2017, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority ... -
Agriculture production rose by 3.95% in 2017
(Manila Standard,January 20, 2018 , on page B1)Agriculture production rose 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter, bringing the full-year growth to 3.95 percent on record rice production, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority show. The 2017 growth of 3.95 percent ... -
Agriculture recovers slightly
(Manila Standard,January 22, 2015 , on page B1)Agriculture production expanded 1.83 percent in 2014, slightly faster than the 1.12 percent growth in 2013, with crop output recovering from typhoons, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority show. Crops, livestock ... -
Agriculture sector barely expanded in second quarter
(Manila Standard,August 9, 2018 , on page B2)The agriculture sector barely grew 0.07 percent in the second quarter, as the strong poultry and livestock production offset the lower rice and corn harvests, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority show. “Improvements ... -
Agriculture sector falls short of all projections
(Manila Bulletin,January 11, 2019 , on page B1)The country’s agriculture sector has failed to meet all expectations for the year, even the much lower growth projection Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has made just a few weeks ago. A review of the sector’s performance ...