Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual met with his counterpart, Minister Saito Ken of Japan, on the sidelines of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Ministerial Meeting in Singapore. DTI PHOTO

PH, Japan to explore partnership on clean energy, trade, investment

THE Philippines and Japan will explore cooperation in the areas of clean energy, trade, and investment, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. The...
National Economic and Development Authority’s planned tariff cuts on rice would not benefit Filipino farmers, as this would put pressure to lower palay’s farmgate price. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Agri groups oppose tariff cuts on rice

AGRICULTURE groups opposed the National Economic and Development Authority’s (NEDA) proposed tariff reduction on agricultural products. Freedom from Debt Coalition, Integrated Rural Development Foundation (IRDF),...
Tourism students underwent a crash course on tour guiding facilitated by ATON Tour Guides and organized by the Negros Occidental Tourism Division. ATON TOUR GUIDES/FACEBOOK FILE PHOTO

Tour guides key to make PH top destination in Asia

A TOP OFFICIAL of the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) has encouraged professional tour guides to do their share in helping achieve the vision of...
The Bureau of Treasury. PHOTO COURTESY OF ABS-CBN NEWS

Philippine bond yields expected to go down

YIELDS of government IOUs that will be on sale this week may go down as investors continue to process the impact of the Federal...
Photo courtesy of PAGIBIG.

Pag-IBIG Fund releases P22.63 billion cash loans from January to April 2024, up 38%

From January to April 2024, Pag-IBIG Fund released P22.63 billion in cash loans, benefiting 965,291 members, according to agency officials. This is a 38%...

Bong Go advocates for better health access for the poor; assists indigents in Sto....

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go’s Malasakit Team conducted a relief operation at Barangay San Pablo Covered Court in Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur, on Independence Day,...
Photo courtesy of PAGCOR

PAGCOR CHIEF: BANNING IGLs COULD CAUSE BIGGER PROBLEMS

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation today said outlawing Internet Gaming Licensees or IGLs, previously called POGOs (Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators) could cause bigger...

SSS starts sending payment notifications to loan borrowers

The Social Security System (SSS) began notifying SSS members via text messages of late payments or past due on their short-term member loans, such...
The Philippines has again landed in the Top 10 list of worst countries for workers by the Brussels-based International Trade Union Confederation. Photo shows construction workers assembling steel braces for a concrete post of the Metro Rail Transit 7 Batasan station along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. RAFFY TIMA/GMA INTEGRATED NEWS PHOTO

PH’s inclusion in worst countries for workers ‘unreasonable’ – DOLE

LABOR Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma over the weekend denounced the inclusion of the Philippines in the International Trade Union Confederation's (ITUC's) list of the top...
Energy Undersecretary Alessandro Sales says the Department of Energy has offered two areas for hydrogen exploration — one is in Zambales and the other is at the western portion of Central Luzon.

PH hydrogen energy plans draw foreign interest

“NUMEROUS” companies from Australia, Europe and North America have expressed interest to develop hydrogen sources in the country for power generation, according to the...