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Philippine Labor Force hits 42.7M in April 2017

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the total Philippine Labor Force1 was estimated to be at 42.7 million in April 2017. Labor Force2refers to the population 15 years old and over who contribute to the production of goods and services in the country.
DepEd gets the highest budget allocation for 3 consecutive years

The graph compares the top ten executive agencies that received the highest allocations from the General Appropriations Act (GAA) from 2015-2017.
Open Data storytelling and visualization workshops held

The Open Data Philippines held a series of two-day Data Storytelling and Visualization workshops for government agencies on 16-17 November and 22-23 November 2017 at the Hive Hotel and Convention Place in Quezon City.
Open Data PH consultation with the Open Data Task Force

Open Data Philippines held a policy consultation last October 18, 2017 at the iGovPhil office of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to discuss the implementation of open data in the country.
Harmonizing Government Data Disclosure through Open Data and the FOI

The Open Data Philippines and the new Freedom of Information (FOI) Executive Order, aims to create an active exchange of information between the government and the public by introducing a central database for all publicly available government data and information through data.gov.ph.
APEC Members Share Open Data and Fiscal Transparency Practices

Today, the Open Data Philippines Task Force, together with the Department of Finance, published the Reference of Open Data and Fiscal Transparency Practices in the Asia Pacific, a compilation of open data programs among APEC member economies.
First Wave of Agency Data Inventories Released

Last June, the Open Data Task Force released Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) no. 2015-01, a document outlining specific guidelines to help government agencies implement open data.
APEC Workshop on Fiscal Management through Transparency and Reforms

Under the Finance Ministers’ Process, the APEC Workshop on Fiscal Management through Transparency and Reforms was held last June 9-10 in Bagac, Bataan.
Guidelines on Open Data Implementation: JMC NO. 2015-01

In line with our commitment to sustain data transparency, the Open Data Task Force has released Joint Memorandum Circular no. 2015-01, which contains specific guidelines for agencies on how to implement open data.
Joint Regional EITI MSG Meeting and Data Visualization Boot Camp

Companies participating in the EITI publish the amounts they pay to their respective governments, which in turn also publish their collections from these industries.