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Maharlika fund to be operational next year

THE Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) is expected to start operations early next year, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said. He said the implementing rules and regulations...
High-voltage towers that support transmission lines for electrical power distribution in the Luzon grid is seen from a residential area in Baesa, Quezon City. MARIA TAN, ABS-CBN NEWS/FILE PHOTO

DOE: ‘PH needs 8,000 more megawatts in next 5 years’

THE Philippines needs to have an additional 8,000 megawatts of electricity in the next five years, as the country expects its peak demand to...
Rabbit raiser Mercy Andres-Biala shows her herds of rabbit for meat source. PHOTO COURTESY OF PCAF.DA.GOV.PH

DAR promotes rabbit meat production to farmers

THE consumption of rabbit meat is being promoted among agrarian reform beneficiaries as it could be a cheaper source of protein for Filipinos. “Kapag nag-alaga...
The country consumes 4,000 metric tons of yellow onions and 17,000 metric tons of red onions every month, according to the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Plant Industry. PHOTO COURTESY OF ABS-CBN NEWS

DA assures sufficient supply of onions during off-peak season

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) yesterday said the country has a sufficient supply of red and yellow onions. Director Gerald Glenn Panganiban of the DA’s...
Metrobank Investment Management Division Head John L. Padilla (left) receives his award as one of the Citywire Top 25 ASEAN Selectors 2023 from Citywire Investment Editor James Philipps (right).

Metrobank Investment Management Head named as one of Citywire Asia’s Top 25 ASEAN Selectors

Europe-based publication Citywire, through its Asian subsidiary Citywire Asia, recently announced its Top 25 ASEAN Selectors for 2023, naming Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co....

Missed the registration deadline? You have 5 days to reactivate your SIM

If you still missed the SIM registration deadline, you have a final grace period to comply with the law. Globe, TM, and Globe At Home...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vows more improvements in the future as the Philippines' internet infrastructure "undergoes further upgrades." Photo shows Marcos at an exhibit during the sidelines of the National Information and Communications Technology Summit 2022.

Gov’t services must be digitalized ‘immediately’ – Marcos

GOVERNMENT agencies need to ensure that “their vital services are digitalized immediately," President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday as he touted his administration’s...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. delivers his second State of the Nation Address at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City on Monday, July 24. JOEY RAZON/NIB-PNA

Biz group lauds ‘business-like’ SONA, but…

THE head of the Makati Business Club (MBC) yesterday said the group is satisfied with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s second State of the Nation...
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Eli Remolona. TED CORDERO PHOTO

BSP chief cites gains from banking sector reforms

BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Eli Remolona Jr. underscored the importance of sustained policy improvement for the banking sector and its gains especially...
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NGCP Commits to Fulfill PBBM’s Vision for PH Energy

The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) pledged its commitment to President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.'s 2023 energy initiatives, as expressed in his...