Supervising Investments Specialist Ariel AƱedes, Board of Investments Chief Floreza Alpuerto with the Tamglass Furnace.

AsiaTemp Glass launches in Iloilo

IN RESPONSE to the rising demand for tempered glass in the construction industry, AsiaTemp Glass opened its branch in the province of Iloilo. The...
Food inflation in May accelerated to 5.2 percent from April’s 4 percent, due to quicker price increases among fish, meat, as well as vegetables. PHOTO Ā©PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER 2022

Costly food, fuel push PH inflation to 5.4%

MANILA — Expensive oil spilled over to food prices in May and brought headline inflation to a 42-month high of 5.4 percent, the government...
Eddie Pascual, 55, waits for customers at this rice stall in the Marikina public market. FILE PHOTO BY GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE / PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER

P6 per kilogram increase in rice prices feared

MANILA — Filipinos may find it even more difficult to make ends meet as rice prices may increase by as much as P6 per...
Prices of rice vary depending on variety such as these being sold in the public market of Pavia, Iloilo. ARNEL JOHN PALCULLO/PN

P20 per kilo of rice possible, says DAR

THE DEPARTMENT of Agrarian Reform (DAR) said bringing down the price of rice to around P20 per kilo is achievable through its mega farms...
People buy from a retailer participating in the Department of Trade and Industry’s ā€œDiskwento Caravan Balik Eskwelaā€ in Capiz in this undated photo. DTI-CAPIZ PHOTO

ā€˜Diskwento Caravan’ held

ROXAS City – A two-day ā€œDiskwento Caravan Balik Eskwelaā€ edition was held by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Capiz Provincial Office on...
Golden Rice is a new type of rice that contains beta carotene (provitamin A, a plant pigment that the body converts into vitamin A as needed). This compound is what gives this grain its yellow-orange or golden color, hence its name. IRRI PHOTO

Antique farmers urged to grow ā€˜Golden Rice’

SAN JOSE, Antique – The ā€œGolden Riceā€, a new palay variety developed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), is being eyed to address the...
(caption) According to the Department of Energy, among the reasons for soaring oil prices are the start of increasing demand of northern hemisphere nations brought by the summer peak period, and European Union’s ban on Russian oil imports.

Big-time oil price hike takes effect today

MANILA — Motorists should brace for a looming big-time oil price increase today. In separate advisories on Monday, Shell, Cleanfuel, Caltex, and SeaOil said that...
Slipper lobster or pitik-pitik is one of the lobster species traded in the Philippines and now the subject of studies at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department in Tigbauan, Iloilo. PHOTO BY JF ALDON

Towards sustainable lobster farming: Research making headway at SEAFDEC/AQD

BY REX DELSAR DIANALA AND NYRA ARMADA CRAVING for lobster tails but on a tight budget? Try slipper lobster – it’s sweet, tasty, and all...

DOT spotlights PWDs and women in tourism with new  ā€œIt’s More Fun for Allā€...

The advocacy programs of the Department of Tourism (DOT) take center stage in ā€œIt’s More Fun for Allā€ -- a new campaign that promotes...
HONEST LABOR. A shoe repairman works on the sidewalk of Ledesma Street, Iloilo City undistracted by passersby. He has to fix this shoe right. The more pairs of shoes he repairs in a day, the more income he will have. PN PHOTO

5 biz groups seek to temper wage hike

ILOILO City – Five business groups from Capiz and Iloilo have appealed for the recall of Wage Order RBVI-26, which imposes a 13 percent...