‘7-km radius quarantine area cleared of bird flu’
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture has declared the seven-kilometer radius quarantine zone in San Luis town in Pampanga clear of the avian influenza...
‘Filipinos world’s most optimistic consumers’
MANILA – Filipinos are the most optimistic consumers in the world, according to a Nielsen study released Thursday, in another reflection of the country's...
Union, employers’ group oppose 4-day work week
MANILA – A workers' group and an employers' association on Monday expressed concern over a bill that would create the option to reduce the...
‘OFWs, BPO, exporters big winners with weaker peso’
MANILA – A party-list lawmaker representing overseas Filipino workers in Congress said on Saturday that the recent decline of the peso to an 11-year...
Guimaras fisherfolk get P18 million in projects
AGRICULTURE secretary Manny Piñol turned over on Aug. 23 the P3 million-worth of Community Fish Landing Center (CFLC) in Brgy. Sebario, San Lorenzo, Guimaras.
“We...
DA lifts ban on poultry shipment from Luzon
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture has lifted the ban on shipments of poultry and poultry products from Luzon to the Visayas and Mindanao,...
Bangko Sentral ready with ‘full arsenal’ to defend peso
MANILA – Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Nestor Espenilla said Monday he was ready to deploy the "full policy and regulatory arsenal if necessary"...
Iloilo City plummets in nat’l competitive index
By Rhick Lars Vladimer Albay
ILOILO City – After consistently being a top-performer in the National Competitiveness Council’s (NCC) “search for the most competitive cities...
Poultry farms surrender chickens to cut losses
MANILA – Poultry farmers outside the 1-kilometer quarantine radius in San Luis, Pampanga surrendered their birds to the government for culling to cut losses...
BSP chief cites peso resiliency amid fall Espenilla unfazed: Depreciation good for remittances
Saturdsy, August 19, 2017
MANILA –The Philippine peso is again testing its 11-year low to a US dollar but continues to remain firm given the...