PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will vow for the “non-partisan” distribution of the hiked national tax allocations (NTA) for local government units (LGU), which will reach P1.32-trillion for 2027, in ...

HIKING interest rates may be a “bitter pill to swallow” as it temporarily makes borrowing tougher, but it cures a worse disease: runaway inflation, which destroys the purchasing power of Filipino ...

FILIPINO households are getting smaller, with the average household size falling to 3.8 persons in 2024 from 4.1 persons in 2020, according to data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA ...

WHILE the government expects stronger economic activity in the second half of the year, economists said a recovery in growth may not immediately translate into better conditions for ordinary Filipinos ...

SOUTHEAST Asia is expected to remain one of the strongest sources of fertilizer demand growth in Asia, providing a bright spot for the regional market even as high production costs continue to weigh ...

Polish producers assured Filipino importers that poultry from alleged unlicensed farms are not entering the Philippines, citing stringent food safety protocols. This, after The Bureau of Investigative ...

THE Hotel and Sales Marketing Association (HSMA) will be offering discounted accommodation rates under government’s “Discover More to Love”  domestic travel campaign. Also joining the campaign are ...

THE local steel industry is urging regulators to fast-track the implementation of newly issued reinforcing steel standards, warning that lower-grade steel products will continue to circulate in the ...

THE Philippines expects the first commercially available African swine fever (ASF) vaccine to hit the market in the third quarter to manage outbreaks that have devastated the hog industry for years.

More than 15,000 transport workers have received government assistance as fuel price volatility continues to affect earnings in the public transport sector. The Department of Labor and Employment ...

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA) have spearheaded climate-smart rice farming training for agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) to ...

Some 1.6 million seedlings will be planted in simultaneous tree-planting activities across Central Luzon in observance of Arbor Day on Thursday, June 25. The Department of Environment and Natural ...