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Inflation slows in October

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MANILA, Philippines — For the first time in three months, inflation eased in October mainly on slower increase in food prices, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

National Statistician Dennis Mapa said at a briefing yesterday that headline inflation rate, or the rate of increase in average prices of goods and services typically bought by consumers, settled at 4.9 percent in October from 6.1 percent in September.

The October inflation reading was also lower than the 7.7 percent in the same month last year.

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Inflation Slows In October

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Driving the downtrend in the headline or overall inflation rate was the heavily weighted food and non-alcoholic beverages, which registered an inflation rate of seven percent in October from 9.7 percent the previous month.

For the first time in three months, inflation eased in October mainly on slower increase in food prices, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

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2nd demographic dividend may fail on learning poverty

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ADDRESSING learning poverty will allow the Philippines to attain the second demographic dividend which holds the key to fast economic growth all the way to 2100, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan told reporters on the sidelines of the 61st Philippine Economic Society (PES) that Annual Meeting and Conference the Philippines may already be harvesting the first demographic dividend as the labor force grows faster than population growth.

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World Bank – Economist

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Innovations for Poverty Action – Research Associate, mEducation

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), in partnership with Youth Impact, worked with the Department of Education (DepEd) to implement mEducation, a phone-based education program that utilizes mobile technology to deliver simple math lessons. The program delivers foundational, targeted, and simple instructions that aim to improve math learning outcomes. IPA plans to expand mEducation's reach as it offers many opportunities to be integrated into the existing learning approaches by the government and non-government partners.

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World Bank – Senior Economist

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Asian Development Bank – Senior Data Science Officer

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Position title on appointment is Senior Statistics Officer (Data Science).

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PSSC releases call for papers for 10th National Social Science Congress

The Philippine Social Science Council (PSSC), in cooperation with the Silliman University, released its call for papers and sessions, inviting submissions of abstracts and session proposals for the 10th National Social Science Congress (NSSC X) to be held on 27-29 July 2023 at the Silliman University campus in Dumaguete City, Philippines.

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