Movie watchers observe safety protocols in a cinema house. The Film Development Council of the Philippines reported that the country’s movie industry is losing P12 billion due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. MARK DEMAYO, ABS-CBN NEWS/FILE

Film industry suffers ₱12 billion loss amid pandemic

METRO MANILA – The country's movie industry is losing P12 billion in box-office revenues as cinemas remain closed amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)...

P2.56M livestock multiplier farm project in ISAT-U Leon Campus gets green light

ILOILO City – The establishment of the multiplier farm for native pig and goat worth P2.56 million in Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT-U)...

AirAsia celebrates opening of more leisure destinations; With seats for as low as P0.25

AIRASIA celebrates the opening of more domestic destinations for leisure travel by offering incredibly low fares of only P0.25 to all destinations. This sale...

NCIP launches Project Epanaw

THE National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) will launch three coffee table books under Project “Epanaw” or “Journey” on March 14, showcasing the indigenous...
A customer weighs pork meat at a market stall that also sells processed meat products. The government has imposed a price ceiling on pork and chicken products amid high prices of these commodities. PNA/RICO H. BORJA

Uptick in inflation ‘temporary’; likely to taper off in Q2 – Diokno

MANILA – Inflation is likely to exceed the government's two to four percent target range in the next few months but is likely to...
Western Visayas is still free from the dreaded African Swine Fever based on the latest National Movement and Zoning Plan for ASF issued by the Bureau of Animal Industry. PHOTO COURTESY OF DA-6

PH in talks with US’ Department of Agriculture to secure ASF vaccines

MANILA – The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) is in talks with its United States (US) counterpart to secure vaccines against the African swine...

Bello says ‘no vaccine, no work’ policy illegal

METRO MANILA – Labor secretary Silvestre Bello III said no worker should be forced to be vaccinated against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prior to...

Cebu Pacific transports first COVID vaccine shipment to Zamboanga and Tuguegarao

Total of 21,000 doses flown on March 05, 2021 The Philippines’ leading carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB) carried COVID vaccines to Zamboanga and Tuguegarao today, March 05,...
Office of Provincial Agriculture Antique farm-caster Arlene Edna La Vega (left) receives an award for having established the most number of Barangay Agriculture Information Centers in Western Visayas from the Department of Agriculture (DA) regional information officer James Earl Ogatis (right) during the 1st Quarter DA Family Information Officers’ Meeting on March 2 and 3 in Janiuay, Iloilo. OPA ANTIQUE

Agri info centers in 40 villages benefit farmers

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPA) in Antique has established 40 Barangay Agriculture Information Centers (BAICs), the...
“Hindi naman po natin pupwede ipagkait sa mga lokal na pamahalaan ‘yung kanilang hurisdiksyon na mag-issue ng business permits,” says Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

Gov’t working to ease inflation, uptick in prices temporary – Palace

MANILA – Calling the uptrend "temporary," Malacañang on Saturday said the government is doing its best to ease inflation, which was at a 26-month...