PH sees 2021 minimum rice import requirement at 1.69 million tons
THE Philippines, the world’s biggest rice importer, will need to bring in at least 1.69 million tonnes of its staple food this year to...
DA: Supply issues driving up prices of vegetables
THE Department of Agriculture has attributed the increase in the prices of several agricultural commodities to supply issues.
“It has something to do with the supply....
More than half of adult Pinoys lost jobs due to pandemic – survey
MORE than half of Filipino adults had emotional problems as they lost their jobs or sources of income because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a...
DBP grants P645-million to boost banana flour and coco sugar exports
State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) has granted a P645-million loan to Hijo Superfoods, Inc. (HSI) for the establishment and expansion of its...
Inflation ‘not a concern’ until at least 2024, says BSP
PRICES of goods and services in the Philippines continued to spike in December 2020 as inflation hit a 22-month high of 3.5 percent, above...
Gov’t debt hits P10.13 trillion in end-November
THE national government’s total debt hit P10.13 trillion at the end of November last year, the Bureau of Treasury said on Wednesday.
This was a...
SSS’ scheduled contribution rate increase to ensure continuous delivery of social security protection
The Social Security System (SSS) on Monday said that the scheduled increase in its contribution rate and minimum and maximum monthly salary credits (MSCs)...
MISS UNIVERSE PHILIPPINES 2020 RABIYA MATEO RECEIVES HER BRAND NEW MG ZS ALPHA CROSSOVER...
Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Rabiya Mateo receives her MG ZS Alpha Crossover SUV from MG Philippines.Mateo looks forward to using her new ZS to...
Dec. inflation quickens to 3.5% as food, transport costs spike
PHILIPPINE inflation quickened in December to 3.5 percent driven by higher food prices and transport costs, the state statistics bureau said on Tuesday.
This was...
DOF launches anti-corruption page on its website
THE Department of Finance (DOF) has launched an “Information against Corruption" page on its website, in support of President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to weed...