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DTI to launch online store for PH-made products next week

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will launch next week the electronic commerce platform that will host products of local enterprises. In a media...
China tops the list of buyers of Philippine exports, consuming 16.6 percent of total exports in May 2023. PHOTO COURTESY OF ABS-CBN NEWS

PH trade deficit narrows in May; China is top trade partner

THE Philippines’ trade deficit narrowed in May to $4.4 billion as total external trade decreased, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said yesterday. China also emerged...
Local manufacturers record showed that total new motor vehicle sales for June 2023 hit 36,311 units. PHOTO COURTESY OF PNA

Vehicle sales hit 36,311 units in June

PHILIPPINE automotive unit sales posted a monthly decline in June but continued to record a double-digit annual increase, data released by local manufacturers on...
Photo shows the BGC Urban Farm in Taguig set up by in conjunction with the local government and advocacy groups to promote urban farming. JONATHAN CELLONA/ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

PH to post fastest growth in ASEAN in 2023 – research org

THE Philippines is expected to post the fastest growth rate in Southeast Asia this year, with a projected gross domestic product (GDP) growth that...

Gov’t eyes retail dollar bond offer in September

THE government will likely proceed with its retail dollar bond sale this quarter, the Bureau of Treasury said. The government was originally planning to issue...
More outlets selling cheaper rice at P38 per kilo have opened across Metro Manila and nearby provinces on Tuesday, July 11. PHOTO COURTESY OF @JERVISMANAHAN/@ABSCBNNEWS

P38/kilo rice available in select areas

AN INDUSTRY group has started selling well-milled rice at P38 per kilo in Pasig City on Monday, July 10. The P38 per kilo rice was...

First-time bettor from Pampanga takes home 41-M Megalotto 6/45 prize

By: Justin B. Santos A lucky first-time bettor from Pampanga won the Megalotto 6/45 jackpot of P41,256,521.60 on June 2, 2023, with the winning combination...
Top and bottom photos show branch personnel from SSS Dumaguete and SSS Kabankalan accommodating clients in Barangay Poblacion in San Jose, Negros Oriental, and Barangay Payao in Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on April 28.

SSS eWheels goes to Negros Island

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL - The Visayas West 1 Division of the Social Security System (SSS) participated in the nationwide celebration of Labor Day by conducting...
Food items are sold at a supermarket in Bacolod City. A report of the Philippine Statistics Authority showed inflation for all income households in Negros Occidental slightly decreased to 8.1 percent in June from 8.3 percent in May, while Bacolod City posted a decline to 6.7 percent from 7.5 percent in the previous month. PNA BACOLOD FILE PHOTO

Bacolod City, NegOcc inflation rates ease anew in June

BACOLOD City – Decreases in the prices of several commodity groups further slowed down inflation rates in Negros Occidental and in this capital city...
Farmers along the Nueva Ecija-Aurora road take advantage of the good weather and start land preparations for the next rice planting cycle in this file photo. JIRE CARREON/ABS-CBN NEWS PHOTO

PH, World Bank sign $600-M loan for agri, fisheries

THE Philippines has signed a $600-million loan deal with the World Bank to boost the agriculture and fisheries sector in the country, the Department...