Will NFA rice vanish from PH markets? Piñol says no
MANILA – Agriculture secretary Emmanuel Piñol has given his assurance that NFA rice will still be available in the market even after the Rice...
PhilHealth-6 expects to grant P9 billion in claims this 2019
ILOILO City – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Regional Office 6 is expecting a rise in the number of claim cases it will...
DA sees ‘hidden dangers’ in deregulated rice transactions
MANILA – The Rice Tariffication Law, which is set to take effect on March 5, will officially remove quantitative restrictions on rice.
Agriculture secretary Manny...
‘Continuity’ of work seen amid sudden BSP leadership change
MANILA – Malacañang on Tuesday said it expects continuity of the work in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) amid the leadership change following...
‘Espenilla strengthened public confidence in banking industry’
MANILA – Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Nestor A. Espenilla Jr. helped boost people’s confidence on the banking industry despite his “brief yet...
PH’s first economic history museum in Iloilo reveals Tanduay’s roots
ILOILO City – The country’s first Museum of Philippine Economic History has recently opened in what was once the Ynchausti Commercial House in Iloilo...
PCSO gets new ISO certification
MANILA – Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Alexander Balutan on Monday said that the agency has been awarded with the ISO 9001:2015...
‘PH open to Chinese money to finance growth, development’
MANILA – The Philippines is open to Chinese aid and investment to spur its economy despite limited public support for letting Beijing's checkbook diplomacy...
Over 400 supermarkets now selling rice at P35/kilo – DTI
MANILA – More than 400 supermarkets nationwide were selling cheap rice under the government's "Presyong Risonable Dapat" (PRD) program, the Department of Trade and...
2.2-kilometer road leading to Dumangas Ro-Ro port paved
THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Iloilo 2nd District Engineering Office completed the concreting of Poblacion Barotac Nuevo- Barangay Acuit Road in...