Koronadal City, South Cotabato - PSA RSSO XII conducted the 35th Civil Registration Month CRVS Quiz Bee held on 12 February 2025 at Mapa Hall, PSA RSSO XII, Koronadal City. It was participated by 13 contestants coming from the different Local Civil Registry Offices of Region XII.

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA-SK) Sultan Kudarat Province successfully conducted the January 2025 Inflation Report Data Dissemination Forum last February 11, 2025 at 1:00 pm via google meet. The virtual event gathered forty-five (45) participants from various line agencies to discuss the latest inflation trends and their economic implications.

SOCCSKSARGEN, Philippines - February 14, 2025 - On Valentine's Day, 225 couples were married across the region's different municipalities and highly urbanized cities (HUCs) as part of the annual Kasalan ng Bayan, which aligned with Civil Registration Month celebrations.

The Philippine Statistics Authority–Sultan Kudarat Provincial Office (PSA-SK) conducted an in-house capacity building in understanding Consumer Price Index (CPI) on 10 February 2025 at the PSA-SK Conference Room, Tacurong City. This initiative aimed to review and deepen employees’ understanding about CPI and other derived indicators and enhance the skills of PSA-SK personnel in analyzing the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data including manipulation of tables and worksheets.

The Philippine Statistics Authority-Sultan Kudarat Provincial Office (PSA-SK) conducted successfully the 35th Civil Registration Month (CRM) Opening Ceremony in Sultan Kudarat Province. This is in coordination with the Local Civil Registry Offices (LCROs) in relation to the annual conduct of CRM. This year’s celebration bears the theme “Building a Resilient, Agile, and Future-fit Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System”.

The Philippine Statistics Authority Sultan Kudarat Provincial Office (PSA-SK) successfully conducted a National ID registration drive at the Sultan Kudarat Provincial Jail (SKPJ) on 30 – 31 January 2025. This initiative aims to provide Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) with access to a valid proof of identity, a crucial step towards social and financial inclusion, even within the correctional facility.

The headline inflation rate or the year-on-year change in the prices of goods and services commonly purchased by people in the province of Sultan Kudarat increased to 1.3 percent in January 2025 compared to 1.1 percent recorded in December 2024. In January 2024, the inflation rate was higher at 3.8 percent.

The annual rate of change on the prices of goods and services in the market basket for the bottom 30% income households or the low-income group in Sarangani Province further declined to 1.1 percent in January 2025 from last month’s inflation at -0.9 percent. This was lower than the regional and national levels at 0.8 percent and 2.4 percent, respectively. In January 2024, the inflation rate was posted at 6.1 percent.

The inflation or overall inflation on the prices of goods and services in the market basket for the bottom 30% income households or the low-income group in General Santos City eased to 0.8 percent inflation in January 2025 from last month’s inflation of 1.1 percent. This was equal to the regional level and lower than the national level at 2.4 percent. In January 2024, the inflation rate was posted at 4.0 percent.

The headline inflation or overall inflation in the prices of goods and services in the market basket in General Santos City remained at 1.1 percent in January 2025, the same annual growth rate recorded in December 2024. This was lower than the national level at 2.9 percent and equal to the regional level at 1.1 percent. The city-level average inflation for the first month of the year stood at 1.1 percent. In January 2024, the inflation rate was higher at 2.9 percent.