These farmers carry rice stalks they harvested in Barangay Payao, Sta. Barbara, Iloilo. NEDA Regional Director Meylene Rosales says the government should give bigger budget to the agriculture sector in 2022 to help farmers and fisherfolk increase their income. PN FILE PHOTO

Aid is good but agri needs long-term solutions

FUEL subsidies and discounts for farmers and fisherfolks may provide temporary relief from surging oil prices but long-term solutions should be drawn up to...
Dr. Anna Ong-Lim, past president of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines and member of the DOH Technical Advisory Group for Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Unilab bags Silver Anvil Award in the 57th Anvil Award

Unilab Inc. (Unilab), though its advocacy program, Alaga sa Kalusugan ng Pamayanan (AKAP), won a Silver Anvil Award during the 57th Anvil Awards last...

Globe Business’ Negosyo Essentials offer special discounts, freebies to MSMEs until March 31

Micro, small, and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) need to stay connected to stay on top of their game, run their operations smoothly and cost-efficiently, and...
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DOF to next PH president: Keep infrastructure spending a priority

INFRASTRUCTURE spending must remain a priority for the next President despite the need for fiscal consolidation or narrowing of the record debt and budget...
Watsons celebrates International Women’s Day by encouraging women to feel beautiful inside and out, boost their confidence and become the better version of themselves.

How Confident Are Women in Asia Nowadays?

As we celebrate International Women’s Day, Watsons released results from a regional ‘Women’s Confidence Survey in Asia’.  According to Malina Ngai, CEO of A.S. Watson...
The government has encouraged commuters to consider using bicycles to work to save on fuel costs. MIGUEL DE GUZMAN

Fuel price drop seen as temporary

THE large drop in local fuel prices expected next week may not be sustainable as the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned that the global...

Lumina Homes wins Best Developer for Affordable Housing in 1st Carousell Property Awards

Lumina Homes has grown from a low-cost housing brand to one that provides Filipino family’s ultimate dream home, but it always looks back to...
Photo for representation only. A Filipino miner uses a drill machine before blasting to extract boulders of ore in a mine tunnel some 700 meters (2,297 feet) under Mt. Santo Tomas in northern Benguet province. AFP

Government grants new permit for mining, 1st since 2012

THE government has granted the first mineral production sharing agreement (MPSA), nearly a year after President Duterte lifted the moratorium on new mineral deals. In...
Iloilo vegetable farmer, trying to sell eggplants (talong), bitter gourd (Ampalaya), radish, and string beans along national hi-way.

Group pushes food stockpiling, incentives to farmers

AGRICULTURAL stakeholders expressed mixed views on the government’s proposal to recalibrate tariffs to cushion the effects of the Russia-Ukraine war on food supply. Agricultural lobby...

Who run the World? Girls! March is Women’s Month!

Why do we celebrate International Women’s Month?   To answer this, let’s turn the pages of history to New York City circa 1911.  March 25,...