Boracay can serve as ‘engine’ for Aklan tourism, says urban planner
BORACAY ISLAND – Tourism development on this island, which emerged from a 6-month long cleanup, can be sustainable if it spreads to the entire...
Banks’ reserve ratio should be single digit before 2023 – Diokno
MANILA – Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Benjamin Diokno said on Monday that the country's reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for banks, currently at 18...
DoubleDragon’s Sia ventures into grocery business with MerryMart
MANILA – Billionaire Edgar "Injap" Sia II opened the first branch of his grocery store foray, MerryMart, expanding his retail holdings, his holding firm...
As Labor Day approaches, group seeks P710/day across-the-board wage hike
MANILA – The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), touted as the country's largest labor union, announced on Sunday that it will be...
Fuel prices to go up today
MANILA – Pump prices of petroleum products are expected to go up for another round of hikes today, Tuesday, independent player Unioil Petroleum Philippines...
DOTr wants Filipinos to work on China-funded PH railway projects
BEIJING–The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is mandating Chinese state-owned rail companies to hire Filipino workers in the construction of China-funded railway projects in the...
Hog raisers lament losses as imports drive pork prices down
MANILA – Hog raisers are now selling pork at a loss as imports have caused farmgate prices to drop, a farmers group said Thursday.
According...
Senate panel tasks ERC to probe power firms for alleged collusion
MANILA – The Senate Committee on Energy has tasked the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to probe power generation companies in light of the series...
Ex-agri chief calls for creation of Department of Fisheries
MANILA – Former Agriculture secretary William Dar on Saturday proposed the creation of a Department of Fisheries that will be independent of the Department...
Gov’t urged to include farmers in panel tasked to implement rice projects
MANILA – Farmers should be included in the Program Steering Committee (PSC) tasked to implement projects funded by the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF),...