Local food producers on Thursday, Dec. 21, said consumers should buy more chicken, which is in abundant supply at lower prices, in areas were pork is harder to come by due to African Swine Fever. PNA FILE PHOTO

Chicken oversupply seen to offset leaner pork stocks

THE reported shortage of pork in certain parts of the country can be counterbalanced by an existing oversupply of chicken meat, according to local...
MORE Electric and Power Corporation president and chief executive officer Roel Castro highlights the role of Iloilo City barangay officials in ensuring that their constituents are complying with anti-pilferage law to avoid getting sued for violation.

MORE Power orients newly-elected brgy officials on anti-pilferage campaign

MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power), Iloilo City’s sole power distributor, convened newly-elected barangay officials to underscore their pivotal role within their respective...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation president and CEO Emmanuel R. Ledesma Jr. (middle) receives the ISO 9001:2015 Certification from SOCOTEC Philippines Inc. Operations Director Gilmore Rivera during simple rites on Dec. 4, 2023 in Pasig City. Ledesma is joined by (L-R) Acting Vice President for PRO III and Concurrent Senior Manager for Organization and Systems Development Office Henry V. Almanon, Senior Vice President for Legal Atty. Jose Mari F. Tolentino, and Vice President for Arbitration Atty. Jay R. Villegas.

PhilHealth feted with ISO 9001:2015 certification

THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) was recently awarded with the coveted ISO 9001:2015 certification for its Quality Management System (QMS) by third party...
Indigenous peoples find relief in studying well because of the presence of electrical light in the household. The National Electrification Administration says at present, only 89 percent of Filipino homes had access to power. PHOTO COURTESY OF FAST VOICE MEDIA

NEA tells coops to do mapping of areas without electricity

THE National Electrification Administration (NEA) has called on the country’s 121 electric cooperatives to identify electrification solutions for barangays without 24/7 access to power...
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PH cooling industry seeing growth in next 5 years

THE cooling, airconditioning and refrigeration industry in the Philippines is growing at 5 to 6 percent annually, an industry group said Thursday, Dec. 21. "We’re...
A farmer in Barangay Maname, Naic, Cavite walks along the dried-up rice field. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration expects drought to extend up to second quarter next year. PNA FILE PHOTO BY YANCY LIM

Households, biz urged to practice energy conservation amid El Niño

DEPARTMENT of Energy (DOE) secretary Raphael Lotilla has urged households and businesses to expand and deepen their practice of energy conservation to contribute to...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas says about 92 percent of consumers think that in the next 12 months, inflation will be above 4 percent. PHOTO COURTESY OF ABS-CBN NEWS

BSP extends moratorium on non-bank electronic money issuers

THE Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has extended the moratorium on applications of non-bank electronic money issuers for another year,...

Lucky lone QC bettor wins P310-M SuperLotto 6/49 jackpot

A bettor from Quezon City will surely have a joyful Christmas and prosperous New Year, after winning the SuperLotto 6/49 drawn on Tuesday, Dec....

Pag-IBIG approves P12B funding for over 9,000 4PH housing units

Pag-IBIG Fund has approved a P12-billion revolving credit line for the National Housing Authority (NHA), adequate to finance the development of 9,110 housing units,...
Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) Assistant Secretary Virgilio Lazaga. PNA photo by Annabel Consuelo J. Petinglay)

Antique big coops urged to help small ones grow, succeed

ANTIQUE – Big cooperatives in this province are being urged to help their small counterparts so that these may also grow and become successful. Cooperative...