PSIC 2019 · Class

Publishing of newspapers, journals and periodicals

Closed to foreign equity

This class involves the publishing of newspapers, periodicals, and journals, which can be in print or electronic formats, including online. It also includes the publishing of radio and television schedules.

Includes

publishing newspapers, including advertising newspapers
publishing periodicals and other journals
publishing information in print or electronic form, including on the Internet
publishing radio and television schedules

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58130Publishing of newspapers, journals and periodicals

Details

Level: Class
Section: J Information And Communication
Parent: 581

Sector statistics

Employed persons: 545.8K persons(May 2026)

Whole PSIC section J (not specific to this code). Source: PSA Labor Force Survey, May 2026.

Industry size

Establishments: 151(2022)
Employment: 6,209 persons(2022)
Revenue: ~₱14.7B(2022)

Figures are for PSIC group 581 (the nearest level PSA surveys), not this specific code. Source: PSA OpenStat, Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI), 2022. Revenue figures are approximate.

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