Negros agrarian beneficiaries eye expansion of sugarcane production
LA CASTELLANA, Negros Occidental – Agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in this central Negros municipality are eyeing to expand sugarcane production with some help from...
Senators hit NEDA’s ‘unrealistic’ P10,000 budget for a family of 5
MANILA – At least four senators criticized on Wednesday the National Economic and Development Authority’s (NEDA) P10,000 monthly budget for a family of five...
Clark seen as Asia’s next ‘aerotropolis’
CLARK, Pampanga – An official of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) cited the huge potential of Clark as Asia’s next aerotropolis as...
Cadiao optimistic about cruise tourism mock tour in Antique
SAN JOSE De BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique Provincial Tourism Office has high hopes for the two-day “Cruise Tourism Mock Tour” that will eventually...
NEDA’s P127 daily food budget for family of 5 an insult – labor group
MANILA – A labor group decried a statement by an official of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) that the living standard for...
South Korea commits $1B to fund PH infrastructure projects
MANILA – South Korea’s pledge of $1 billion in official development assistance would be used to fund the Duterte administration’s ambitious infrastructure program, Finance...
‘Suspending TRAIN to have minimal, short-term impact on PH inflation’
MANILA – Suspending the tax reform law, which was blamed for the continuing spike in commodity prices, will have little impact on tempering inflation,...
Philippine peso bears brunt of optimism about US economy
MANILA – The Philippine peso is bearing the brunt of better prospects for the US economy that is fueling the dollar’s overall strength against...
PCSO spends P643M for medical aid in April 2018
MANILA – Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) through the Charity Assistance Department on Thursday said that it has spent P643 million for the month...
NEDA clarifies: P10,000 every month only hypothetical figure
MANILA – The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has clarified that it did not say that a family of five can live decently...