The Department of Agriculture targets to achieve a progressive annual growth rate for the farm and fisheries sector until it reaches 4 percent come 2022. PHOTO BY IAN PAUL CORDERO/PN

Iloilo farmers to benefit from P3-B cash transfer program

ILOILO City – Around 46,000 farmers from the province of Iloilo are expected to benefit from the P3 billion unconditional cash transfer program of the national...
Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg and guests use virtual reality headsets during the awards ceremony of the newly established Axel Springer Award in Berlin, Germany. KAY NIETFELD/REUTERS

Facebook buys hit VR game ‘Beat Saber’

SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook-owned Oculus on Tuesday said it is buying the studio behind hit virtual reality game “Beat Saber” as it looks to expand virtual...
A man walks past an electronic stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan. Asian shares climbed on Wednesday and European stocks looked set for gains after the United States President Donald Trump said negotiators were close to inking an initial trade deal. TORU HANAI/REUTERS

Asian shares climb as Trump says trade deal near

SHANGHAI – Asian shares climbed on Wednesday and European stocks looked set for gains after the United States President Donald Trump said negotiators were close to...
A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner lands at Munich international airport in Germany. MICHAEL DALDER/REUTERS

World’s best airline for 2020 named

PERTH – AirlineRatings.com, the world’s only safety and product-rating website, has announced Air New Zealand as its Airline of the Year for 2020.  Air New Zealand...
Google’s new country director, Bernadette Nacario. GOOGLE PHILIPPINES

Google PH announces new country director

GOOGLE PHILIPPINES on Tuesday announced its new country director, Bernadette Nacario. Nacario previously served as country manager for Systems of IBM Philippines andApple Philippines. With a Graduate diploma...
President Donald Trump reacts to the crowd before he speaks during a rally on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, in Sunrise, Florida. BRYNN ANDERSON/AP

US-China trade deal close, negotiations continue – Trump

WASHINGTON/BEIJING – The United States (US) and China are close to agreement on the first phase of a trade deal, US President Donald Trump said on...
PHOTO COURTESY OF ELAINE LARA/TOP GEAR

MG PH to ferry athletes for 2019 SEA Games

THE PHILIPPINES is hosting the 30th Southeast Asian Gamesthis year, where 11 countries will compete in 56 sports events happening in different parts of Luzon (Clark, Subic,...

Windshield woes: Dealing with the damages

HAVE YOU EVER found yourself in the middle of a drive when suddenly, you noticed a crack or a chip in your windshield? It’s such a...
Philippines’ low inflation and South East Asian (SEA) games-related spending are seen to boost domestic growth to a six-percent expansion this 2019. BLOOMBERG

6% growth possible by yearend – economist

MANILA – Philippines’ low inflation and South East Asian (SEA) games-related spending are seen to boost domestic growth to a six-percent expansion this 2019. “State spending,...
The main stocks gauge rose 1.10 percent, or 86.85 points, to 7,979.66 points and the Philippine peso traded between 52.18 and 52.04, bringing the average to 52.129 Friday last week. BANGKOK POST

Peso ends sideways, stocks slip

MANILA – The Philippine peso ended Monday sideways against the United States (US) dollar while the Philippine Stock Exchange index fell. The local currency ended the...