Sugar producers upbeat on PBBM fertilizer buy plan

BACOLOD City – The Confederation of Sugar Producers Associations Inc. (Confed) has expressed optimism about the move of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to address...

Pag-IBIG Fund finances 8,471 homes for low-wage earners in H1 2022

Pag-IBIG Fund financed 8,471 socialized homes for minimum-wage and low-income members amounting to P3.67 billion in the first half of 2022, its top officials...
Region 6’s palay harvest in 2021 was at 2.3 million metric tons or up by 2.3 percent from the previous year despite the onslaught of Typhoon “Odette” last December, according to the Department of Agriculture. PN PHOTO

Fertilizer voucher eyed to boost palay yield in WV

ILOILO City – The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas is eyeing to boost rice production this year through the catch-up plan of...
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Retailers urged to accelerate digital transformation

MANILA – Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) secretary Alfredo Pascual urged retailers to accelerate the adoption of digital technology in their operations for...

Praise Pointers

“There are two things people want more than sex and money: recognition and praise” – Mary Kay Ash, founder Mary Kay Cosmetics BEING recognized for...
Cross-breed carabaos can produce from four to six liters of milk while purebreds can give a generous seven to eight liters. The Philippine Carabao Center – La Carlota Stock Farm hoping more farmers will become carapreneurs in Negros Occidental. PIA-NEGROS OCCIDENTAL PHOTO

Carabao Center wants more milk ‘carapreneurs’

BACOLOD City – The Philippine Carabao Center – La Carlota Stock Farm (PCC-LSF) is urging farmers and cooperatives in Negros Occidental to go into...

Instantly send cash to a Metrobank account through PERA HUB branches

METROPOLITAN Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) has expanded its partnership with remittance company PERA HUB, allowing individuals to conveniently send money to Metrobank account...
The Economist’s latest crony-capitalism index showed that the wealth of billionaires in the Philippines surpassed 10 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021.

ADB raises 2022 PH growth forecast

THE Philippine economy is forecast to grow faster than initially expected this year, following the relaxation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mobility restrictions in...
Farmers harvest watermelon in Barangay Lanit, Jaro, Iloilo City in this undated file photo. PN PHOTO

Farm clustering eyed to boost Iloilo food yield

FARMERS in Iloilo City should cluster themselves to get higher funding support from the government to level up the quality and volume of rice...

With over P8 million worth of prizes: GMA Network Bigay Premyo Panalo made joining...

GMA’s biggest network promo is back with great news for all mamimili and sari-sari store owners nationwide with the fourth season of Bigay Premyo Panalo (BPP)! On...