Special rice’s average price was at P64.75 per kilo in March this year from P54 a kilo in March last year. PHOTO COURTESY OF ABS-CBN NEWS

Rice inflation to continue acceleration until July – PSA

FILIPINOS should expect the faster increase in the prices of rice, a food staple among households, to last until July this year, the Philippine...
Social Security System (SSS) President and CEO Rolando Macasaet says SSS members are targeted to increase by 2 million this year. SSS PHOTO

SSS targets more than P100-B net income in 2024

THE Social Security System (SSS) is expecting to surpass this year the P83-billion net income it recorded last year, counting on  its stock market...
A worker does fencing work at the Alabang station of the Philippine National Railways on April 4, 2024. Companies are urged to adopt measures to mitigate the impact of extreme heat on workers. PNA PHOTO BY YANCY LIM

TUCP to firms: ‘Create heat risk action plan for workers’

THE Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) urged companies to create a "heat risk action plan" in workplaces amid the ongoing El Niño...
The Department of Energy Oil Industry Management Bureau says the increases in oil prices are due to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries cutting production by 2.2 million barrels per day, which is expected to extend until the end of the first quarter. INQUIRER.NET PHOTO

Big-time fuel price hike expected next week

MOTORISTS should brace for higher pump prices across the three main petroleum products in the coming week. Citing oil trading in the past four days,...
The Philippine Statistics Authority says the Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages index, which saw an inflation rate of 5.6%, is the main factor that influenced the overall inflation uptrend in March. AJ PALCULLO/PN

Inflation rate climbs to 3.7% in March

THE Philippines' inflation rate accelerated further in March, marking its second straight month of acceleration, amid faster increases in food and transportation costs, the...
Employees process cans of sardines at a manufacturing plant in Sto. Tomas, Batangas. JONATHAN CELLONA/ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

Price hike looms after suspension of mackerel import clearance

SUPPLY for raw fish may take a hit following the suspension of import clearances for galunggong, mackerel and bonito, the Canned Sardines Association of...
A recent study found that 53 percent of Gen Z (born between 1997 and 2015) said they preferred multiple part-time jobs over just one full-time work, compared to just 48 percent of Generations X and Y. AKSON-UNSPLASH PHOTO

Pinoy Gen-Z eye gigs to retire early – study

HUSTLE now, retire early. A new study released by Philippine healthcare provider PhilCare on Thursday, April 4, showed that the Filipino Gen Z, or those...
BALISACAN. NEDA PHOTO

‘PH on track to achieving upper middle income status by 2025’

NATIONAL Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) secretary Arsenio Balisacan said the Philippines is on track to achieve upper middle income status by 2025. ''Yes we...
A group of women farmers and their supporters under the Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women stage a demonstration outside the main office of the Department of Agriculture in this file photo, to demand an immediate solution to the rising prices of food in the country. LICAS NEWS/PHOTO BY JIRE CARREON

Filipinos unhappy with gov’t’s handling of inflation – survey

MOST Filipinos are disappointed with how the government has handled inflation, according to the latest survey from Pulse Asia. The study, conducted from March 6...
Travelers arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 in Pasay City. JONATHAN CELLONA/ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

NAIA power interruptions scheduled until May 28 for maintenance

THE Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) yesterday said scheduled power interruptions would take place in portions of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) until...