Bureau of Customs - Port of Limay personnel seized a truck loaded with 40,000 liters of smuggled fuel on Oct. 5. BUREAU OF CUSTOMS PHOTO

P2.4-M smuggled fuel seized in Bataan

THE Bureau of Customs (BOC) has seized 40,000 liters of alleged smuggled fuel in the Port of Limay in Bataan. The P2.4 million worth of...

Pag-IBIG home loans reach P88.3B in Q3 as demand continues to rise

Home loan releases of Pag-IBIG Fund in the last three quarters have grown to P88.30 billion as demand remains strong, agency officials announced Wednesday...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (right) attends the inauguration of the state-of-the-art facilities of a poultry farm in Hagonoy, Davao del Sur on Thursday, Oct. 12. SCREENSHOT FROM RADIO TELEVISION MALACAÑANG

Agri industrialization key to food sufficiency, security – PBBM

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. yesterday emphasized the importance of industrializing the agriculture sector to realize his administration’s goal of attaining food sufficiency and...
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New web-based complaint system launched to address trade malpractice

CONSUMERS will soon be able to file complaints about trade and products through the Philippine Online Dispute Resolution System, Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual said...
Department of Trade and Industry secretary Alfredo E. Pascual and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) chief minister Ahod Ebrahim shake hands after signing a partnership deal with the BARMM-Ministry of Trade, Investment, and Tourism in this undated photo. The deal aims to promote Halal local goods and services provided by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and micro SMEs. DTI PHOTO

PH to launch nat’l Halal strategy, eyes P230-B investments in 5 years

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the Philippines will be launching a national Halal strategy which aims to generate P230 billion in...
Police seized around P9 million worth of counterfeit cigarettes in Limay, Bataan in this file photo. POLICE REGIONAL OFFICE 3 PHOTO

Harsher penalties sought vs illicit cigarette traders

STAKEHOLDERS in the cigarette industry want illicit cigarette traders prosecuted and penalized more harshly amid the rising number of cases of illicit cigarette trade...
MORE Electric and Power Corporation’s partnership with the World Surgical Foundation Phils. will ensure implementation of surgical outreach activities in Iloilo and Bacolod City.

WSFP and MORE Power: A joint mission for surgical care in PH

MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power), Iloilo's private electric distribution utility, has joined hands with the World Surgical Foundation Phils. (WSFP) Inc., a...

NEARSOL’s Circle of Care – Helping the Vulnerable

NEARSOL’s core value of caring comes to life with NEARSOL’s Circle of Care – a long-term initiative to support and help vulnerable sectors of...
All Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas-supervised financial institutions were ordered to ensure the uninterrupted availability of their contact channels especially during the Holy Week break. ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

BSP not ruling out 25 basis point rate hike

BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Eli Remolona Jr. said the Monetary Board is not ruling out a 25-basis point rate hike in its...
Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual (right, seated) notes the Letter of Intent of Algae Harvest Pty Ltd in Adelaide, Australia on Oct. 9. Also in photo are (front row, from left to right) Cyclion Pty Ltd Founder and CEO Philip Major and Pascual; (back) Philippine Ambassador to Australia Ma. Hellen De La Vega and Australia Philippines Business Council president Rafael Toda. DTI PHOTO

DTI gets 2 LOIs, biz deal from Aussie firms

DEPARTMENT of Trade and Industry (DTI) secretary Alfredo Pascual has received two letters of intent (LOIs) and witnessed a signing of a business deal...