The Philippine economy opened 2025 on a steadier note, with growth inching up in the first quarter, according to the latest government data. On Thursday, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), the total value of all goods and services produced within a country,…

LIVES lost to road accidents jumped sharply in 2023, reaching 13,125 fatalities, or about 1.9 percent of all deaths nationwide, according to the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).  Aside from the latest figure marking the deadliest year in over a decade, this was also a 7.2 percent…