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THE World Health Organization (WHO) Global Status Report on Road Safety 2023 estimated that there were at least 1.19 million road traffic deaths back in 2021, which is a 5-percent drop from the 1.25 million fatalities in 2010. It said that over half of all United Nations (UN) member-states “reduced…
THE country missed its merchandise trade goals last year as data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed both exports and imports contracted between January and December 2023. The PSA data showed exports contracted 7.6 percent to $73.52 billion while imports declined 8.2 percent to $125.95 billion in 2023. In…
Climate activists say Manila’s massive spending on climate-related initiatives is poorly allocated.
MANILA, Philippines: Following a sluggish performance in the second quarter, the Philippine economy bounced back to 5.9 percent in the third quarter of this year, the government reported on Thursday.
The Philippine economy grew at 5.9 percent in the third quarter of the year, from July to September 2023, the Philippine Statistics Authority said Thursday, November 9, 2023.