To P22-23/kilo in time for wet season cropping, to boost buffer stocks The National Food Authority (NFA) is poised to raise the price at which the government buys palay or unhusked rice by as much as P3 to P4 per kilo, or about P22 to P23 per kilo, in time for the ongoing wet season […]
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Lawmakers, government officials, and representatives from the big oil players are meeting today to consider ways to cushion consumers from oil price shocks, Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez said Sunday. “No one is spared from the ill effects of the high cost of living due to oil price hikes. Everyone is struggling. But this is beyond […]
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A woman cleans dried wild chili or ‘siling labuyo’ at the Divisoria market in Tondo, Manila on Sunday. These spices will be sold to restaurants after drying thoroughly, but their prices have skyrocketed to P800 per kilo due to scarcity following recen...

Thirty-five schools will participate in the pilot run of the new MATATAG K to 10 curriculum starting on September 25, the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Sunday, up from the 20 it initially announced. The department said five of the schools are in the National Capital Region (NCR), particularly in Malabon City, and five […]
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