President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. (right) presides over the sectoral meeting on Managing Food and non-food inflation on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024 at the State Dining Room of MalacaƱan Palace, Manila. YUMMIE DINGDING / PPA POOL

Marcos confident on further easing of rice prices

PRESIDENT Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. is confident that rice prices would ease further in the country, noting the current price trend in Southeast Asia. ā€œDoon...
(From left): Toyota Mandaue-North General Manager Kimberly Cuenco, Toyota Cebu City Inc. Executive Vice President Jose Manuel Cuenco, Toyota Cebu City Inc. President Jesus Cuenco, Danao City’s Vice Mayor Ramon D. Durano III, Danao City’s Mayor Thomas Mark H. Durano, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) President Masando Hashimoto, TMP Executive Vice President of Marketing and Vehicle Logistics Jose Maria Atienza, and TMP First Vice President of Value Chain and Customer Experience Bernardino Arevalo

Toyota inaugurates new service centers in Koronadal, Danao

TOYOTA Motor Philippines (TMP) has recently announced the opening of two new service centers: the Toyota Koronadal Service Center in South Cotabato in Mindanao...

ā€˜BINGO FOR A CAUSE’ OFFERS BIGGER FUNDS TO LGUS, ORGANIZATIONSĀ 

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) said it has tweaked its ā€œBingo for A Cause’’ program to help local government units (LGUs) and...

Festive Walk Iloilo welcomes holiday season with new stores and restaurants

What’s new at Festive Walk Iloilo? Here’s a roundup of store openings this 2024. Mandurriao, Iloilo - Festive Walk Iloilo gears up for the holiday season...
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DOE eyeing ‘commercially operational’ nuclear power plants by 2032

THE Department of Energy (DOE) said the Philippines is eyeing to have operational power plants in the near future. ā€œWe aim to have commercially operational...
For many areas of life, near-zero emissions by 2050 is an attainable goal, but there are other areas where zero emission is impossible.

More firms urged to back net zero efforts

MORE firms were encouraged to intensify their efforts to fight climate change during the inaugural ā€˜Net Zero Conference’ at Rockwell in Makati City. Dozens of...
Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board chairperson Teofilo Guadiz III says the agency is set to come out with a new resolution that will reopen the consolidation application process for those who failed to make the previous deadlines. LTFRB PHOTO

LTFRB to give jeepney operators another chance to consolidate

UNCONSOLIDATED jeepney operators will get another chance to join the government’s Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP), according to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory...
Port officers guard containers of imported rice ahead of an inspection by Philippine Ports Authority officials of a warehouse at the Port of Manila on Sept. 21, 2024. RYAN BALDEMOR/PHILSTAR.COM PHOTO

300 ā€˜overstaying’ rice containers at Manila port claimed – PPA

SOME 300 containers of rice that have been found ā€œoverstayingā€ at the Port of Manila have been claimed by their respective consignees, the Philippine...
Oil firms will hike prices per liter of gasoline by P0.95, diesel by P0.65, and kerosene by P0.35 today, July 2. PHOTO COURTESY OF VISTARESIDENCES.COM.PH

Fuel prices increase up to P1.10 a liter

FUEL prices will increase beginning today, September 24, oil companies have announced in separate advisories. CleanFuel, Petro Gazz, Petron, Seaoil, and Shell Pilipinas said the...

Amid promised expansion of services in November, Bong Go reminds PhilHealth to use funds...

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) vowed to expand its benefit packages during the recent Senate public hearing on health held on September 10. PhilHealth...