Economist sees inflation falling below 2% in March

INFLATION is likely to further decelerate to below 2 percent this month as better weather conditions helped increase agricultural production, an economist said. In a...
As the dry season is set to start, the National Irrigation Administration sees no problem with the irrigation water supply. PHOTO COURTESY OF ABS-CBN NEWS

Enough water for irrigation, NIA assures as dry season looms

THE National Irrigation Administration (NIA) said it has not yet monitored any problem with the country’s irrigation water supply, even as the Philippines has...
A worker unloads a sack of imported rice from a truck in Tondo, Manila. The public can expect a reduction in the retail prices of rice and pork in the coming days, according to the Presidential Communications Office. PNA

DA triples monthly allocation for P29/kg rice program

BENEFICIARIES of the P29 per kilo rice program may now purchase up to 30 kilos of rice each month as the Department of Agriculture...

COCO MARTIN, ITINURING NA “AMA” SI LITO LAPID

PERSONAL na nakiusap ang primyadong actor at direktor ng FPJ’s Batang Quiapo na si Coco Martin sa mga Batagueño na iboto si Senador Lito...
MThermal Panay Energy, a subsidiary of Global Business Power Corporation (MThermal), leads the MVP Academic Achievement Awards of the One Meralco Foundation, honoring students who have demonstrated exceptional academic performance, held at the GBP Institute of Energy in La Paz, Iloilo City.

MThermal Panay Energy empowers young minds through MVP Academic Achievement Awards

LA PAZ, Iloilo City – Global Business Power Corporation (MThermal), the thermal arm of Meralco PowerGen (MGEN), recently reaffirmed its commitment to educational empowerment...
A large Creative Nation Summit stand is installed at the entrance of the venue as attendees arrive for the 2024 Creative Nation Summit at the Rizal Park Hotel in Manila on September 30, 2024. The Philippine Statistics Authority said on Thursday, March 20, 2025, that the local creative economy grew by 8.7 percent last year. PNA PHOTO BY YANCY LIM

PH creative economy grows by 8.7% in 2024

THE country's creative economy grew by 8.7 percent to P1.94 trillion last year from P1.78 trillion in 2023, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. Preliminary...
A recent study showed that the growing confidence of Filipinos to go cashless was attributed to the increase in the number of establishments that accept and can process digital payments. PHOTO COURTESY OF INVESTOPEDIA.COM

BSP to micro entrepreneurs: Use digital finance tools

BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli Remolona Jr. urges micro entrepreneurs to use digital finance tools, saying that these are secure and safe to...

Fuel prices seen to go up next week

AFTER a series of rollbacks, motorists should brace for a hike in the retail prices of petroleum products in the coming week. Citing international trading...
The country is expected to produce more than 3.12 million metric tons of pineapples this year, after producing 2.9 million metric tons in 2024. ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

DA sees robust pineapple industry in PH

A MORE robust pineapple industry may be expected in the Philippines within the year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Wednesday, March 19. This...

Senator Bong Go recalls Tatay Digong’s reminder before his flight to The Hague: “Unahin...

In an ambush interview on March 19 in Mabalacat City, Pampanga, Senator Christopher "Bong" Go shared the final words of former President Rodrigo Duterte...