Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0610 GMT, June 7
SYDNEY -- Australia central bank announced on Tuesday a back-to-back rate hike in two consecutive months, lifting interest rate by 0.5 percentage point to 0.85
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SYDNEY -- Australia central bank announced on Tuesday a back-to-back rate hike in two consecutive months, lifting interest rate by 0.5 percentage point to 0.85
The still elevated oil prices in the global market continued to spill over to other commodities in the local consumer basket, pushing the Philippines’ headline inflation to 5.4 percent in May, the highest rate in three-and-a-half years, with a slowdown still out of the picture.
(Image courtesy of PSA) MANILA-The government on Thursday reassured the inclusivity in the implementation of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) project that provides proof of identity to all Filipinos. In an advisory, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA bared it has signed a memorandum of agreement with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to provide easy registration access for indigenous tribal members who will be willing to get their own Philippine Identification (PhilID) cards for free. The deal includes the opening of mobile PhilSys registration sites with...
Filipinos who have not received their national IDs flooded the comments section of reports on Philippine Identification cards. The Philippine Statistics
MANILA - The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) have delivered more than 10 million Philippine Identification (PhilID) cards nationwide. As of April 30, 2022, a total of 10,548,906 PhilID cards have been delivered which is 33.7 percent of PSA's target this year. PSA National Statistician and Civil Registrar General, Undersecretary Dennis Mapa, said the PhilSys milestone is an outcome of their collective efforts with partner agencies and the field offices involved in producing and delivering PhilID cards. "We are determined to...