Demography of the Philippines records the human population,including its population density,ethnicity,education level,health,economic status,religious affiliations,and other aspects. The Philippines annualized population growth rate between the years 2015–2020 was 1.53%. According to the 2020 census,the population of the Philippines is 109,033,245. The first census in the Philippines was held in the year 1591 which counted 667,612 people.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is the central bank of the Philippines. It was established on January 3,1949,and then re-established on July 3,1993 pursuant to the provision of Republic Act 7653 or the New Central Bank Act of 1993 as amended by Republic Act 11211 or the New Central Bank Act of 2019. The principal author was Senator Franklin Drilon. It was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte.
Pulse Asia Research Inc. is a public opinion polling body in the Philippines. It was founded by Professor Emeritus Felipe B. Miranda of the University of the Philippines Diliman.
The Philippine Statistics Authority is the central statistical authority of the Philippine government that collects,compiles,analyzes,and publishes statistical information on economic,social,demographic,political affairs,and general affairs of the people of the Philippines,as well as enforcing the civil registration functions in the country.
Benjamin Estoista Diokno is a Filipino economist who currently serves as one of the six members of the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas,which conducts the country's monetary policy and supervises its financial system. Diokno previously served as Secretary of Budget and Management under President Joseph Estrada from 1998 to 2001 and under President Rodrigo Duterte from 2016 to 2019. He also served as the Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the chairman of its Monetary Board,as well as ex officio chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering Council,from 2019 to 2022 under President Duterte His last Cabinet-level position was being the Secretary of Finance from 2022 to 2024 under President Bongbong Marcos.
The University of the Philippines Diliman School of Economics (UPSE) is a degree-granting unit of the University of the Philippines Diliman specializing in the study of economics. Established in 1965,the School of Economics was chosen as the first and only CHED Center for Excellence in Economics in the Philippines in 1999.
Onofre Dizon Corpuz ONS was a Filipino academic,economist,and historian. He served as the Secretary of Education of the Philippines from 1968 to 1971 and was the 13th president of the University of the Philippines System from 1975 to 1979. Dr. Corpuz was later named Minister of Education under the parliamentary system wherein he was also member of the now defunct Batasang Pambansa from 1979 to 1983.
Mahar Mangahas is a Filipino economist and social scientist who serves as the president of Social Weather Stations (SWS),a prominent opinion polling organization in the Philippines. He is known for his contributions to economic and social indicators research,as well as his work in public opinion polling.
Arsenio Molina Balisacan is a Filipino economist and academician currently serving as the Secretary of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). Balisacan first served as the NEDA Secretary from May 2012 to January 2016 under the Benigno Aquino III administration. He then served under the Duterte administration as the Chairperson of the Philippine Competition Commission from February 1,2016,to June 30,2022. He was again appointed as NEDA Secretary under the Bongbong Marcos administration. During his first term in 2012,he concurrently served as NEDA Secretary and as Chairman of the Boards of the Philippine Statistics Authority,Philippine Institute for Development Studies,Philippine Center for Economic Development,and Public-Private Partnership Center.
The secretary of budget and management is the head of the Department of Budget and Management and is a member of the president's Cabinet.
Opinion polling,locally known as surveys,in the 2016 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections is conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS),Pulse Asia,and other pollsters. The last electoral votes were cast on Monday,May 9,2016.
In most polls (surveys) for the Senate,a respondent is given the option to give up to 12 names.
Fortunato "Boy" Tanseco de la Peña is a Filipino engineer and professor who served as the Secretary of Science and Technology in the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte from 2016 to 2022. Before he assumed leadership of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST),he was the Undersecretary for Scientific and Technological Services from 2001 to 2014. Except for his brief retirement from 2014 to 2016,he has been with the department since 1982.
Judy Marigomen Taguiwalo is a Filipina social worker,social activist,and educator. She served as the Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development under the Duterte administration in an ad interim basis from June 30,2016 until August 16,2017,when her appointment by President Rodrigo Duterte was rejected by the Commission on Appointments. She is a former professor at the University of the Philippines Diliman and was one of those nominated by the National Democratic Front to the Duterte Cabinet.
Bernadette Fatima Tecson Romulo-Puyat is a Filipino government official,economist,and academic who served as the Secretary of Tourism under the Duterte administration from May 2018 to June 2022,heading the Philippines' tourism industry through the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. She has since been appointed Deputy Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in charge of financial inclusion,regional operations,and the BSP's Program Management Office. Her previous positions include terms as a consultant for the Presidential Management Staff,Undersecretary for the Department of Agriculture,and lecturer at the UP School of Economics.
The Philippine Identification System ID,also known as the Philippine Identification Card or simply the national ID,is the official national identity card for Filipino citizens worldwide and foreign permanent residents in the Philippines. The document is a significant part of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys),the national identification system to be implemented by the Philippine government.
Karl Kendrick Tiu Chua is a Filipino economist who served as the Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning under the Duterte administration from 2021 to 2022. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as acting secretary in April 2020,and became the official secretary on June 2,2021,succeeding Ernesto Pernia. A former World Bank senior economist,he previously served as an undersecretary of the Department of Finance.
Lisa Grace S. Bersales is a Filipino statistician,a professor in the School of Statistics of the University of the Philippines,and the new Executive Director V of the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM). She was the former National Statistician of the Philippines and director of the Philippine Statistics Authority,and the former president of the Philippine Statistical Association.
Stella Luz Alabastro Quimbo is a Filipino politician and academic who has served as the representative for Marikina's second district since 2019,as a member of Lakas–CMD. She previously served as a commissioner of the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) from 2016 until her resignation in 2019.
