MORE Electric and Power Corporation President and CEO Roel Z. Castro (center) served as one of the key reactors in the recent Strategic Planning Workshop for the Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Economic Development Council held in Iloilo City.

MORE Power CEO emphasizes robust distribution for Metro Iloilo-Guimaras industrial growth

MORE Electric and Power Corporation’s (MORE Power) President and CEO Roel Z. Castro shared his invaluable insights as one of the key reactors in...

Companies urged to hire PWD, senior citizens

VARIOUS groups gathered for the inaugural “Kasama DEI Summit” in Pasig City to discuss ways to help diverse groups in terms of employment and...
Department of Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla says despite the red alert status and planned manual load dropping on April 18, there were no rotational brownouts in the Luzon grid. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines has also placed the Visayas grid under red alert status on Friday afternoon, April 19. DOE PHOTO

Visayas grid also placed under red alert

THE National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the Visayas grid under red alert status on Friday afternoon, April 19, as more plants...

World Bank sets goal of expanding healthcare to 1.5-B people by 2030

THE World Bank Group on Thursday, April 18, unveiled a new goal to help countries deliver affordable healthcare to 1.5 billion people by 2030...
Tycoon Dr. Andrew L. Tan says Alliance Global Group, Inc. is looking forward to the much-anticipated policy rate cuts this 2024 as inflation begins to ease, improving the economic and business environment. PHOTO COURTESY OF PEOPLEASIA.PH

AGI posts record-breaking P30-B net income in 2023

ALLIANCE Global Group, Inc. (AGI), the holding company of tycoon Dr. Andrew L. Tan, achieved a record-breaking net income of P30.3 billion, up 20%...
The Philippine Egg Board Association says the intense heat has led to reduced appetites for chickens, which result in fewer and smaller eggs.

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THE El Niño phenomenon isn’t just drying up water sources and driving up global temperatures, it is also affecting egg production in the country,...
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Pork prices up as ASF continues to pose challenge to hog industry

PORK prices have gone up to as high as P420 as the effects of the African Swine Fever (ASF) continue to pose challenges to...
The Philippine peso closed at 57 against the US dollar – a critical ceiling for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. PHOTO COURTESY OF ABS-CBN NEWS

Peso sinks to 17-month low vs dollar

THE Philippine peso on Tuesday, April 16, sank to its lowest level in 17 months as escalating tensions in the Middle East rattled investors...
Philippine Statistics Authority data showed that the country’s outbound shipment of electronic products surged 26.8 percent to USD3.4 billion in February 2024 from USD2.7 billion in the same month last year. REUTERS PHOTO

Electronics, semiconductor exports recovering in 2024 – DTI

DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry (DTI) secretary Alfredo Pascual said the country’s electronics and semiconductor export is recovering this year after the double-digit growth...
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. pushes for a higher allocation for improving the competitiveness of farmers, and for projects to include postharvest facilities that could boost rice recovery. DA PHOTO

Agri chief backs RTL extension, seeks amendments

AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has backed the proposed extension of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) for another six years, with the measure...