Hong Kong-based firm sees high gold demand in PH
MANILA – Hong Kong-based company J. Rotbart & Co. expects an increasing demand for gold in the Philippines, comprising almost a fourth of its...
DBM warns gov’t agencies of underspending
THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has topped all government agencies that have so far been unable to fully utilize its...
LTFRB waiting for fuel subsidy funds amid oil price hikes
THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is waiting for word from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) as regards the P1.6-billion fund for...
Agri group OK with rice imports during lean months
AGRICULTURE group Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) yesterday said there is no problem with the government’s plan to import more rice as long as...
DICT calls for students to pitch startup ideas
ILOILO City – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is looking forward to developing more entrepreneurs by calling on senior high school...
Aid is good but agri needs long-term solutions
FUEL subsidies and discounts for farmers and fisherfolks may provide temporary relief from surging oil prices but long-term solutions should be drawn up to...
DTI Negosyo Serbisyo trains former mass supporters
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) and...
Duterte comes to embattled Diokno’s defense
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte took the cudgels for Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno over allegations of “insertions” in the proposed P3.757-trillion national budget for...
Pag-IBIG releases record-high P11.67-B multi-purpose loans in Q1 2019; 571,681 members assisted
IN the first three months of 2019, Pag-IBIG Fund disbursed a record-high P 11.67 billion in multi-purpose loans (MPL), otherwise known as cash loans,...
‘1.4M metric tons of rice to be harvested this month’
THE Philippine government expects the country's rice supply to grow by 1.4 million metric tons (MT) this month as a number of farmers have...