NAIA hosts more flights, passengers
THE soon-to-be-upgraded Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) continued to see heavier passenger movement and more flights, showing a sustained demand for air travel so...
Marcos approves additional budget to boost coconut industry
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved an additional budget earmarked to fund some improvements in the coconut industry for the next few years.
According to...
Lower rice tariffs may ‘take a while’ to make impact – NEDA
IT MAY TAKE a little longer before Filipinos can feel the impact of the executive order lowering the tariff on rice imports on retail...
PH, UAE set third round of FTA negotiations mid-September
A HIGH-RANKING trade official on Wednesday, August 28, said the next round of negotiations for a planned free trade agreement between the Philippines and...
PH index falls; peso flat ahead of US data releases
THE Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slipped on Wednesday, August 28, but is still within the 6,900 level as investors await for economic data...
PH needs P17.4 billion per day next year – Recto
THE Philippine government's expenses will amount to P17.4 billion daily next year, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said.
Recto made the statement on Tuesday, August 27,...
PH importing 16,000 MT of yellow onions
THE Philippines is importing 16,000 metric tons (MT) of fresh yellow onions to ensure sufficient supply of the agricultural commodity in time for the...
More medicines now VAT exempt – BIR
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said 15 more medicines for cancer, high cholesterol, hypertension, and mental illness are now exempted from value-added tax...
PH to host 2024 World Travel Awards
THE Philippines is hosting the prestigious 2024 World Travel Awards (WTA) Asia & Oceania Gala Ceremony on September 3, according to the Department of...
ASF vaccinations eyed to start Aug. 30
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking to start vaccinating swine herds against the African Swine Fever this Friday, August 30.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu...