PSA NCR III

07/09/2026

📊 A DETAILED LOOK | Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index (2018=100): August 2026

The seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all items in the Philippines recorded a month-on-month increase of 0.5% in August 2026 from a 0% growth rate posted in July.

By removing seasonal influences such as holidays, weather changes, and other calendar-related effects, the seasonally adjusted CPI provides a clearer view of the underlying trend in consumer prices.

🔎 Read the full report: https://psa.gov.ph/price-indices/seasonally-adjusted-cpi

07/09/2026

📢 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗢𝗪 | 𝗣𝗦𝗔 𝗡𝗖𝗥 𝗣𝗦𝗢 𝗜𝗜𝗜 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗜𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗢𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗡! 🇵🇭🪪

The 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 – 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝗜𝗜 (𝗣𝗦𝗔 𝗡𝗖𝗥 𝗣𝗦𝗢 𝗜𝗜𝗜) is actively participating in the 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻 of 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, happening today at 𝟭𝟱 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘅𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁., 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘆 𝗞𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗼, 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗴.

Through this initiative, the PSA NCR PSO III brings the 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 closer to employees, providing them with convenient access to essential government services right at the workplace.

The 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻, organized by 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, brings together valued government agencies and benefits partners to showcase various programs and services available to employees through informative and engaging activities.

💙 𝗣𝗦𝗔 𝗡𝗖𝗥 𝗣𝗦𝗢 𝗜𝗜𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲—𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲!

05/09/2026

LOOK | PSA conducts Civil Registration Joint Consultative Workshop

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), through its Civil Registration Service (CRS), conducted a Joint Consultative Workshop to review and enhance proposed updates to key civil registration guidelines.

Held on 02 to 04 September 2026, the three-day activity gathered the Technical Working Group, composed of representatives from various PSA offices, including the CRS, Legal Service, and Regional Offices, along with representatives from the National Authority for Child Care (NACC), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), and Local Civil Registry Offices (LCROs).

The workshop focused on reviewing, harmonizing, and strengthening the proposed guidelines and procedures on:

• Manual of Instructions on the Accomplishment of the Amended/New Certificate of Live Birth (COLB) and Office of the Civil Registrar General (OCRG) Form No. 101; and
• Revision of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9858.

Through technical discussions and consultations among concerned agencies and civil registration partners, the workshop facilitated the finalization of guidelines that will help ensure the accurate, consistent, and lawful preparation and registration of civil registry documents, while promoting more standardized civil registration procedures nationwide.

05/09/2026

04/09/2026

READ | Consumer Price Index for the Bottom 30% Income Households (2018=100): August 2026

The country’s inflation rate for households in the bottom 30% of the income distribution retained its previous month’s rate of 8.2% in August 2026.

Food inflation for the bottom 30% of income households at the national level recorded a slower annual hike of 8.3% in August 2026, from 8.5% in the previous month. In August 2025, it recorded an annual decrease of 2.8%.

Inflation for the bottom 30% of income households in the National Capital Region (NCR) slowed down to 4.3% in August 2026, from 4.5% in July 2026.

Inflation for the bottom 30% of income households in areas outside NCR also showed an uptrend at 8.4% in August 2026, from 8.3% in July 2026.

🔎Read the full story
➡ https://psa.gov.ph/price-indices/bottom-30

04/09/2026

READ | Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index (2018=100): August 2026

At the national level, the seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all items exhibited a month-on-month growth rate of 0.5% in August 2026, from a zero percent growth rate registered in July 2026.

In the National Capital Region (NCR), seasonally adjusted CPI for all items registered a faster month-on-month growth rate of 0.3% in August 2026, from 0.1% in the previous month.

Areas outside NCR showed a monthly increment of 0.4% in August 2026, from a 0.1% recorded in July 2026.

🔎 Read the full report:
➡ https://psa.gov.ph/price-indices/seasonally-adjusted-cpi

READ | Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index (2018=100): August 2026

At the national level, the seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all items exhibited a month-on-month growth rate of 0.5% in August 2026, from a zero percent growth rate registered in July 2026.

In the National Capital Region (NCR), seasonally adjusted CPI for all items registered a faster month-on-month growth rate of 0.3% in August 2026, from 0.1% in the previous month.

Areas outside NCR showed a monthly increment of 0.4% in August 2026, from a
0.1% recorded in July 2026.

🔎 Read the full report:
➡ https://psa.gov.ph/price-indices/seasonally-adjusted-cpi

04/09/2026

READ | Main Contributors to August 2026 Inflation

The main contributors to the overall inflation in August 2026 were:

🍽️ Food and non-alcoholic beverages - 28.8%
🏠 Housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels - 26.6%
🚍 Transport - 20.1%

Meanwhile, core inflation, which excludes selected food and energy items, eased to 4.1% in August 2026 from 4.2% in July 2026.

🔎 Read the full report:
➡ https://psa.gov.ph/price-indices/cpi-ir/index

04/09/2026

READ | August 2026 Inflation Report 📊

Headline or overall inflation in the Philippines eased to 6.1% in August 2026, from 6.2% in July 2026.

Key Highlights:
• January to August 2026 average inflation: 5.2%
• August 2025 inflation: 1.5%

🔎 Read the full report:
➡ https://psa.gov.ph/price-indices/cpi-ir/index

04/09/2026

WATCH | Press Conference on the August 2026 Inflation | 04 September 2026