The country’s purchases of agricultural products from abroad again exceeded exports in the first quarter, according to the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). 

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to distribute a total of 2,866.5 hectares of agricultural lands to 2,426 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs), turnover farm-to-market roads worth P100 million, and far machinery worth P17.5 million to farmers in ...

Spot silver surpassed $30 an ounce to hit the highest level in more than a decade.

The poultry subsector would be hard-pressed to repeat its strong performance in the first quarter, as El Niño is making it more challenging to raise broilers, according to the United Broiler Raisers Association (Ubra).

THE Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing a longer maintenance work schedule for power plants to minimize unforeseen power plant outages and any negative impact on the plant’s output.

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MANILA – Okada Manila, in a significant community outreach effort, partnered with the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary 107th Squadron to conduct a comprehensive Medical and Dental Mission in Talim Island, Barangay Subay, Cardona Rizal on April 20, 202...

TBILISI, Georgia—The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Plus three (Asean+3) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors expect the region to contribute nearly half of global growth until 2030.

With Mayon Volcano in the background, colorful balloons rise in Bicol for the recent Bicol Loco Hot-Air Balloon Festival.

THE Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a total of 92 offshore wind (OSW) energy service contracts with a potential capacity 65 gigawatt hours (GWh).

THE Philippines is looking to fill the domestic shortage of salt and remove the need for imports in the next five years, eventually competing with global suppliers of salt, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).

TBILISI, Georgia—The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is not keen on imposing immediate sanctions on banks that will fail to comply to the Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Guidelines (SFTG).

THE national government’s disbursements from January to February this year rose by 16.4 percent to P722.5 billion from P620.7 billion recorded in the same period a year ago, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). 

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REMITTANCES sent home by overseas Filipinos abroad continued to increase in February 2024 but their savings and investments remained at pandemic levels, according to the latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

THE Philippines joined the international community on Monday in voicing its apprehension over the increasing tension between Israel and Iran.

INTERNAL Revenue Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. expressed confidence that the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will hit its target of raising the P198 billion from taxes on net income and profit to be collected this month on the back of strict enfo...

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is keen on extending the deadline for the registration and submission of a Sworn Declaration of Gross Remittance for online sellers for another 90 days to avoid the automatic deduction of 1-percent withholding tax ...

FOREIGN borrowings approved by the Monetary Board declined 48 percent in the first quarter of 2024, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

TRANSPORT groups Piston and Manibela claimed on Monday they brought the streets of Metro Manila and the Southern Tagalog Region to a standstill in their protest against the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), but the government dispu...

WHOLESALE rice prices jumped 31.2 percent in March 2024, according to the latest data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

LOCAL government units (LGUs) in Nueva Vizcaya, Bohol, and Basilan were the top prizewinners of the inaugural Tourism Champions Challenge (TCC) of the Department of Tourism (DOT).

President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said the country will closely watch the outcome of the upcoming United States (US) polls to determine how it will affect Manila-Washington relations.

DESPITE the “deepening” Philippines-US defense and military ties, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said he will not grant American troops access to more local military bases under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca).

Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures Inc., an operator of fast casual restaurant in the Philippines, said its net income last year expanded by 23 percent to P1.08 billion from the previous year’s P874.4 million, on higher sales.

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PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the country’s power supply is set to become more resilient during natural calamities with the launch of the two components of the $34-million “Energy Secure Philippines” initiative of the United States Agency for...

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The Supreme Court (SC) has started its regional consultations on the proposed new legal aid program that would require lawyers to render at least 60 hours of pro bono legal aid services to indigent Filipinos. 

Alternergy Holdings Corp.’s (Alternergy) subsidiary, Alternergy Tanay Wind Corp. (ATWC), and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) have signed the interconnection agreement (ICA) for the 100-megawatt (MW) Tanay wind power project in ...

Lopez-owned First Gen Corp. (FGen) said Monday it awarded the contract for the second shipment of the company’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply requirement to CNOOC Gas and Power Trading & Marketing Limited (CNOOC).