A waiter uses white gloves to keep from staining clean glasses at a hotel facility in Makati City, the country's major business district. JONATHAN CELLONA/ABS-CBN NEWS FILE PHOTO

PH tourism industry losing workers to jobs abroad – industry group

AN INDUSTRY group said the hospitality and tourism sector is facing challenges in retaining employees as many seek better-paying jobs abroad. An official of the...
Fuel firms slashed the per liter prices of gasoline, diesel and kerosene on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Department of Energy-Oil Industry Management expected fuel price increases next week. MARK DEMAYO, ABS-CBN NEWS/FILE PHOTO

Fuel prices up today

MOTORISTS will have to pay more for fuel products this week, as firms are hiking pump prices to mark the second straight week of...
“Task scams” target job seekers looking for an alternative source of income.

Congress OKs Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act

CONGRESS has passed the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA) and is now on the way to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. for his signature. Twenty three...
The Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement says that increasing importation of chicken is not only unnecessary but also worsens the current oversupply. PHOTO COURTESY OF GMA NEWS ONLINE

DA urged to impose moratorium on chicken importation

AN AGRICULTURE stakeholder group called on the Department of Agriculture (DA) to impose a moratorium on the importation of chicken into the country. Philippine Rural...

Maharlika focusing energy sector investments on island grid dev’t

THE Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC), which manages the Philippines’ first sovereign wealth fund, is concentrating its planned energy sector investments on developing the transmission...

Hino Panay opens bigger, better home in Iloilo City

HINO PANAY has finally found its home. With the aim to help transform the transportation industry not only in Panay Island but also in the...
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SSS to provide better offsite services in Batangas eco zones, municipal halls

SOCIAL Security System (SSS) president and chief executive officer Rolando Ledesma Macasaet said that 67,000 members working in the Lima Industrial Park and Lipa...
Vendors tend to their stalls at the Guadalupe Public Market in Makati City. JONATHAN CELLONA/ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

DA to probe rise in pork prices despite sufficient supply

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will investigate why pork prices have risen despite sufficient supplies. Based on DA's Bantay Presyo, pork prices range...
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual (seated) signs the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Tatak Pinoy Act at the DTI office in Makati City on Wednesday, May 22. The signing was witnessed by DTI Undersecretary Rafaelita Aldaba (seated), (standing from left to right) Sen. Sonny Angara, National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, and DTI Assistant Secretary Leonila Baluyot. PHOTO COURTESY OF DTI

IRRs of Tatak Pinoy, Internet Transactions laws signed

DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Alfredo Pascual on Wednesday, May 22, led the signing of the implementing rules and regulations (IRRs) of...
The Philippines' inclusion in the International Maritime Organization's White List entrenches the country's status as a major provider of world-class seafarers. JOACHIM AFFELDT/SHUTTERSTOCK PHOTO

International org recognizes PH seafarer training – DOTr

THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday, May 22, said the Philippines has again been included in a global seafarer group's "white list" which...