VP Leni Robredo registers for the national ID system on May 4, 2021 (Mhentz Manaoag/Facebook)
In photos posted by her fellow Bicolanos on Facebook, Robredo was seen sitting in a chair having her biometric information being taken by Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) personnel for the national ID.
“For her National ID, Madam Vice President Leni Robredo registers at Philsys Registration Center in Camarines Sur today,” Mhentz Manaog said in a post on Tuesday, May 4.
Her post was accompanied by Robredo’s photos showing she had her fingerprint and photograph taken at the registration center. She also submitted the required documents for the PhilSys registration.
2021-05-05 02:36:32 GMT2021-05-05 10:36:32(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
MANILA, May 5 (Xinhua) Year-on-year headline inflation in the Philippines was posted at 4.5 percent in April year, the same rate as in March, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Wednesday. This brings the average inflation at the national level from January to April 2021 to 4.5 percent, PSA head Dennis Mapa said in an online press conference.
Inflation in April last year was registered at 2.2 percent.
Mapa said annual increases were higher in the commodity groups such as housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels, at 1.5 percent; furnishing, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house, 2.1 percent; health, 3.1 percent; transport, 17.9 percent; communication, 0.3 percent; and restaurant and miscellaneous goods and services, 3.4 percent.
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 5) The pace of increase in prices of basic goods was unchanged at 4.5% in April, the same as in March, as the government reimposed the strictest lockdown restrictions over the Greater Manila area.
Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority on Wednesday showed inflation settled at 4.5% for the month, the same as that posted in March, but quicker than 2.2% a year ago.
April s inflation rate is within the 4.2% to 5.0% target range set earlier by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
In a virtual briefing, National Statistician Dennis Mapa attributed April s flat reading to the varying movements in prices of commodity groups.
Published May 5, 2021, 4:44 PM
Vice President Leni Robredo has never been mum about possible plans to run for local office in her hometown of Camarines Sur, and a seemingly harmless social media post might add fuel to the rumors that she may not run for president in the May 2022 polls.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) confirmed that the vice president has registered herself on the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) after Facebook posts showed Robredo getting her biometrics taken at the PhilSys registration center on Tuesday, May 4, in Magarao, Camarines Sur.
VP Leni Robredo applies for a barangay clearance in Magarao, Camarines Sur on May 4, 2021 (Boyet Habana/Facebook)
The rate of increase in consumer prices remained flat but above the government’s target for four consecutive months in April as food items, particularly pricey pork products, continued to drive inflation.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday, May 5, that headline inflat