SM City Iloilo FOODIE BESTival VILLAGE IS HERE, AND IT’S A FEAST FOR YOUR...

SM City Iloilo is turning up the heat with a flavor-packed festival that will make every food lover’s heart skip a beat! This September, indulge...
A worker arranges canned goods on the shelves in a grocery store in Quezon City in this undated photo. The Philippine Amalgamated Supermarkets Association on Tuesday, Dec. 5, said suppliers of basic commodities have not made significant adjustments to the prices of their goods. PNA PHOTO BY BEN BRIONES

DTI: No price hikes yet for basic commodities

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has yet to decide on petitions for price increases for basic commodities. Acting Trade Secretary Cristina Roque said...
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary Ceferino Rodolfo (3rd from left) attends the opening of the 56th ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Meeting and Related Meetings, together with the ASEAN Free Trade Area Council Ministers in Vientiane, Laos, on Sept. 16, 2024. Rodolfo pushed for the retention of special considerations for rice and sugar in the ATIGA review. PHOTO COURTESY OF DTI

PH bats for retaining special terms on rice, sugar in ATIGA review

THE Philippines is pushing for the retention of a protocol in the free trade agreement (FTA) in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...

Importers deliberately holding rice in Manila ports – PPA

THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said that several rice importers are deliberately holding their shipments inside the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) until prices...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas says about 92 percent of consumers think that in the next 12 months, inflation will be above 4 percent. PHOTO COURTESY OF ABS-CBN NEWS

PH records BOP surplus in August

THE country's overall balance of payments (BOP) position continued to post a surplus in August this year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said. Data...
Personnel of the Bureau of Customs’ Customs Intelligence and Investigation Services seized P20,350,000 worth of unmarked fuel from two fuel tankers. MT Tritrust (in this photo) carried 330,000 liters while MT Mega Ensoleilee had 40,000 liters in its tanker. BOC PHOTO

BOC impounds 2 tankers allegedly involved in ‘paihi’

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has taken custody of two fuel tankers that were allegedly involved in the illegal fuel transfer or paihi scheme,...
A gasoline station clerk refills a tricycle’s tank at a station in Manila. GEORGE CALVELO/ABS-CBN NEWS FILE PHOTO

Fuel price hike or ‘no change’ seen next week

AFTER two straight weeks of rollbacks, motorists should expect an increase or "no change" in fuel pump prices in the coming week based on...
Transport services for visitors posted the highest energy consumption among tourism characteristic products in 2023. Photo shows Makati City’s Hop-On Hop-Off Tour Bus. MAKE IT MAKATI/FACEBOOK PHOTO

Tourism’s CO2 emission, demand for water, energy up in 2023

TOURISM’s demand for water and energy, and carbon dioxide emission continued to rise in 2023, data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The...
FIRST FILIPINO AT APLA EXECUTIVE BOARD. Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office General Manager Melquiades Robles is joined by Mr. John Teo, President, Asia Pacific Lottery Association Limited (APLA). The picture was taken shortly after GM Robles was elected as the first Filipino member of the Executive Board of APLA during the 2024 Regional Conference held last Sept 2-5 in Hanoi, Vietnam. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)

First Filipino in APLA Executive Committee; PCSO GM ROBLES EARNS SEAT AT ASIA-PACIFIC LOTTERY...

PROVING once again that he is one of the most respected and influential leaders in the world gaming industry, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation chief Emmanuel R. Ledesma Jr. assures the public that the dengue and leptospirosis benefit packages are available year-round and can be availed of by anyone hospitalized for these conditions at any accredited health facility nationwide. PHILHEALTH PHOTO

PhilHealth covers leptospirosis, dengue

THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has assured the public that it covers hospitalization due to leptospirosis and dengue, two common conditions affecting Filipinos...