Entry of live goats to the Philippines from the US was previously prohibited due to positive detection of human-transmissible Q fever on imported goats. DEP’T OF AGRICULTURE PHOTO

PH lifts ban on US goats importation

THE Philippines has lifted the temporary ban on the importation of goats from the United States nearly four months after it prohibited the entry...
Photo shows the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant. JONATHAN CELLONA/ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

PH to host global nuke supply chain event in November

THE Department of Energy (DOE) said the country will host the International Nuclear Supply Chain Forum this November. The DOE said the event, which will...

Famed PCSO Chorale to Hold Comeback Concert

In celebration of its 90th anniversary, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) will relaunch its chorale with a special concert entitled "Celebrating Our Milestones"...
Data from the Department of Trade and Industry showed that Region VI recorded 62,927 business name registrations and renewals, many of which were ‘sari-sari’ stores, as of Oct. 6, 2024. INQUIRER.NET/CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

‘Sari-sari’ stores continue to dominate biz registrations in PH

BUSINESSES engaged in the wholesale and retail trade, many of which are small neighborhood shops or sari-sari stores, made up 55.43 percent of the...
Employment rate among women grew to 95.3% in August 2024 from July’s 94.8%. DANNY PATA / FILE PHOTO

Female workers drive hike in employment rate in August

THE Philippine labor situation saw a recovery in August with the increase in the number of employed Filipinos, while the unemployed declined amid the...

PH foreign reserves hit all-time high in September

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said preliminary data showed that the country’s gross international reserves (GIR) reached an all-time high of USD112 billion...
Diesel prices will increase by P1.20 per liter while prices of kerosene products are up by P0.70 per liter today, October 8. PNA FILE PHOTO

Hike in kerosene, diesel prices set today

OIL FIRMS will increase prices of diesel and kerosene while there will be no adjustment for gasoline prices this week. This will be the second...

Ports are not for storage – PPA

THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is crafting new policies to streamline procedures to prevent importers from using ports for storage. “We are coordinating with the...
The US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service pegged the Philippines’ chicken meat imports at 480,000 metric tons in 2025. Photo shows a vendor tending to his stall at the Santa Barbara Public Market in Santa Barbara, Iloilo. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Chicken meat imports seen rising in 2025

OVERSEAS chicken purchases bound for the Philippines might increase next year amid anticipated supply constraints as local production is insufficient to meet the rising...
Photo courtesy of Kris M. Crismundo/PNA

Nearly P2-trillion projects line up in green lane

OVER 90 projects worth about P2 trillion are queuing up in the One-Stop Action Center for Strategic Investments (OSAC-SI) at the Board of Investments...