DepEd and SM group representatives lead the official turn over ceremony of the new school building.

SM group turns over 104th school building

In time for the school year opening, SM Prime through SM Foundation turned over a fully furnished two-storey building to the President Manuel Roxas...
A vendor tends to her stall selling meat products at a market in Barangay Tagbak, Jaro, Iloilo City. PN FILE PHOTO

PH meat imports fall

THE country’s meat imports fell by 4 percent in the first eight months of the year as Filipinos consumed less pork and beef amid...

PH move to allow foreign ownership of public services hit

A FILIPINO-CANADIAN group has expressed alarm over the lifting of restrictions on foreign ownership of public services and renewable energy sources in the Philippines. During...
The Philippines generated P316.9 billion in revenue from tourists coming mostly from South Korea, the United States and Japan from Jan. 1 to Sept. 19, 2023. Photo shows passengers arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 in Pasay City. MARK DEMAYO/ABS-CBN NEWS FILE PHOTO

3.87-M foreign tourist arrivals near PH full-year target

THE Philippines is close to hitting its 2023 arrival target after recording more than 3.87 million foreign tourists as of Sept. 19. Tourism secretary Christina...

P80M for Bacolod-Silay Airport rehab not enough — Albee

BACOLOD City – The proposed budget of P80 million for the development of the Bacolod-Silay Airport may be insufficient, according to Mayor Alfredo Abelardo...

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Philippine durian smells of good opportunities in the Chinese market. However, supply constraints limit Philippine durian farmers to maximize their potential in the world's largest consumer market, the Department of Trade and Industry officials said on Tuesday, Sept. 19. PNA FILE PHOTO

Supply constraints limit PH fruit exports to China

THE potential for Philippine fruit exporters in China remains high amid the huge demand from the world’s largest market but supply constraints limit the...

Expect high fuel prices until end of 2023 – DOE

THE public may need to endure high oil prices until the end of the year as global crude supplies remain tight, according to the...

Residential electricity rate drops to P10.7139/kWh for typical households in September 2023 billing

MORE Electric and Power Corporation (MORE Power) is pleased to announce another round of reduction in the residential electricity rate for the typical household...
Sugar Regulatory Administration chief Pablo Luis Azcona presents the Philippine Situationer of the Sugar Industry during the Sugarex Thailand 2023 Conference held on Sept. 14 to 15, 2023. “We continue to be positive of growth in the sugar industry,” he said in a statement Tuesday night, Sept. 19, 2023). SUGAR REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION PHOTO

SRA sees industry growth, better farmgate sugar prices

BACOLOD City – The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is optimistic about growth in the sugar industry that will result in better farmgate sugar prices...