Fuel prices up anew by almost P1/liter

LOCAL prices of petroleum products continue their uptrend, increasing by almost P1 a liter beginning today, oil companies announced. In separate advisories yesterday, Shell Pilipinas,...
From left to right: Ruben “John” A. Basa, Program Director, Unilab Center for Health Policy; Maria Luz C. Vilches, PhD, Vice President for Higher Education, Ateneo de Manila University; Atty. Jose Maria A. Ochave, Executive Director, Unilab Foundation; Dr. Maria Eufemia C. Yap, Senior Research Fellow at Ateneo Policy Center; Philip Arnold P. Tuaño, PhD, Dean, Ateneo School of Government

Unilab, Ateneo lead push for improved LGU health spending

In a bold move to reshape how local governments finance healthcare, Unilab Foundation (ULF) through the Unilab Center for Health Policy (UCHP) and Ateneo...
The Department of Agriculture will possibly implement the “floor price” for palay before the end of the year. ABS-CBN NEWS FILE PHOTO

Minimum buying price for rice traders mulled

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking into the possibility of imposing a minimum buying price or “floor price” for paddy rice among traders...

50% of Filipino families rate themselves poor – SWS

HALF of Filipino families rated themselves poor in a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey held from April 23 to 28, 2025. According to the SWS,...
The RAF Microfinance Team was given a tour of the PGC headquarters, including the rooftop where views of Palawan beaches can be enjoyed.

Stronger Together: Palawan Group of Companies (PGC) and RAFI Microfinance Announce Expanded Partnership

The Palawan Group of Companies (PGC), owner and operator of the leading and most trusted pawnshop and remittance names in the Philippines, Palawan Pawnshop...
The Statistics Authority says employed persons, aged 15 and above, plunged by around 1.13 million to 48.02 million from 49.15 million in the third month of 2024. Photo shows applicants at a job fair in Manila. DANNY PATA FILE PHOTO

72K job vacancies available in Independence Day job fair – DOLE

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is set to hold nationwide job fairs in 49 sites in the country on June 12, Independence...
The Energy Regulatory Commission wants 22 power plant owners to explain the reason behind the deration of their power facilities. PHOTO COURTESY OF ABS-CBN NEWS

Power plant operators told to explain why plants produce less power than capacity

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has issued 24 notices to explain to 22 power plant owners for the constant deration of their power facilities. A...
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department harvests 2.7 tons of milkfish in Dumangas Brackishwater Station in Iloilo. NYRA ARMADA PHOTO

SEAFDEC/AQD nets 2.7 tons of milkfish after 106 days of culture

THE earthen ponds of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department’s (SEAFDEC/AQD) Dumangas Brackishwater Station (DBS) in Iloilo yielded 2.7 tons of milkfish, locally...
Leading the ceremonial signing were (from left) Jennifer Palmares-Fong, Head of Sales and Marketing, Megaworld Global Estate, Inc.; Herminio L. Maravilla, President, SAID; Monica Salomon, President, GERI; and Joseph Christopher Barrameda, and Maria Angelica Barrameda, Founding Directors of The Abba’s Orchard.

One of PH’s premier Montessori schools to rise inside Sta. Barbara Heights

STA. BARBARA, Iloilo – One of the Philippines’ leading Montessori institutions, The Abba’s Orchard, is set to open its first-ever campus in Iloilo inside...
The unemployment rate in the Philippines fell to 3.8 percent in February, from 4.3 percent the month before. GMA NEWS PHOTO

PH employment up, gov’t vows to create more quality jobs

THE number of employed Filipinos increased in April this year and the government remains committed to implementing reforms that will create more high-quality jobs. The...