The Inter-Agency Committee on Inflation and Market Outlook will closely monitor the price of rice and other basic commodities to help make policy recommendations aimed at keeping the prices stable. PHOTO BY RICHARD A. REYES/PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER

AMID ANTICIPATED EL NIÑO IMPACT ON AGRICULTURE, Gov’t readies measures to keep commodity prices...

THE National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) assured the public that the government would continue closely monitoring the prices of basic commodities as the El...
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NGCP holds ceremonial switch-on for P51.3-B Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection

TO MARK the successful full energization of the Mindanao-Visayas Interconnection, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) conducted a simultaneous ceremonial switch-on in...
BingoPlus, as a co-presenter of the Dinagyang Festival 2024, made the celebration more vibrant and livelier with a variety of activities and cultural displays that celebrate Iloilo City's deep-rooted heritage and customs.

Livelier Dinagyang Festival 2024 with BingoPlus

BINGOPLUS, your comprehensive entertainment and amusement platform and the first online Bingo app in the country, joined the world-class Dinagyang Festival 2024 in Iloilo...
People walk along a street market in Quiapo, Manila. Quiapo is known as the “Old Downtown of Manila.” REUTERS/ELOISA LOPEZ/FILE PHOTO

PH inflation slowed to 2.8% in January

INFLATION eased to 2.8 percent in January, putting price growth well within the government’s 2 to 4 percent target range. Last month’s reading was softer...
Travelers arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 in Pasay City. JONATHAN CELLONA/ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

MIAA to undertake electrical maintenance at NAIA

THE Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said scheduled electrical maintenance activities will take place at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) from February 6...

PEZA OKs 12 projects worth P2.21B in January

THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) approved P2.21 billion worth of new and expansion projects in the first month of 2024. PEZA said the 12...
Farmers put their palay inside sacks after hours of traditional sun drying in San Jose, Tarlac. GIGIE CRUZ, ABS-CBN NEWS FILE PHOTO

Stable ‘palay’ harvest seen so far despite El Niño – DA

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday, Feb. 5, it is expecting a good rice harvest despite the challenges brought by the El...
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

Fuel prices to increase by up to P1.50 per liter

MOTORISTS will see another increase in the pump prices of petroleum products this week, this time by as much as P1.50 per liter, effective...
Kolin Philippines International Inc. holds blessing and inauguration of its newly renovated branch in Molo, Iloilo City.

Kolin Philippines inaugurates newly renovated branch in Iloilo City

KOLIN Philippines International Inc. has achieved a new milestone by bringing comfort and innovation with the auspicious blessing and inauguration of its newly renovated...
No cases of lumpy skin disease have been reported so far among the cattle population in the Philippines, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health. SAAD.DA.GOV.PH PHOTO

DA temporarily bans import of live cattle from Libya, 3 other countries

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has banned temporarily the importation of live cattle, buffaloes, and their products and by-products from Libya and three other...