PHILSYS SIGN UP. A young girl poses for a photo for her Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) identification card in this undated photo. Mobile teams have been deployed to reach out to residents that need to be registered with PhilSys.(PNA file photo by PGLena) ILOILO CITY - Over 5.5 million or 69.10 percent of the 7.9 million population of Western Visayas are now registered with the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) as of March 21, 2022. The Philippine Regional Statistical Services Office 6 (RSSO 6) of the Philippine Statistical Authority (PSA) OIC Regional Director Nelida Amolar, in an interview on Friday, said the coverage consists of the face-to-face step 1 and 2 registration, and step 1 of the online registration. All registration teams except for those assigned in fixed centers inside the malls have been deployed down to the barangays, institutions, and far-flung areas to reach out to those who are unlisted with the PhilSys, Amolar added. "We are just mapping o
BOUNCED BACK.Nelida Amolar, OIC Regional Director of the Regional Statistical Services Office VI (RSSO VI) of the Philippine Statistical Authority (PSA), presents the 2021 economic performance of Western Visayas during a conference on Thursday (April 28, 2022). She said the region's economy bounced back with its 5.9 percent economic growth rate in 2021.(PNA photo by PGLena) ILOILO CITY - Western Visayas is on the road to recovery, rebounding with a 5.9 percent economic growth rate in 2021 from its negative 9.7 rate in 2020. "The economy of Western Visayas expanded by 5.9 percent in 2021, from the decline of 9.7 percent posted in 2020. Western Visayas remains the fifth largest economy outside of National Capital Region," said Nelida C. Amolar, OIC Regional Director of the Regional Statistical Services Office VI (RSSO VI) of the Philippine Statistical Authority (PSA) during the conference on the economic performance of the region on Thursday. She added that the region's
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More than 500 former and retired officials and employees of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and its attached agencies endorsed Vice President Leni Robredo for her “inclusive” and “clear platform” on social and economic issues.
Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau)