Romualdez Urges Lakas-CMD Unity to Drive Marcos Administration’s Legislative Agenda
MANILA — Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez today called on members of the Lakas-CMD party to close ranks and accelerate the passage of...
Palay production in WV hits 1.4 million MT in 2025
PALAY production in Western Visayas saw a steady climb in 2025, reaching a total of 1,485,758 metric tons (MT), according to the latest data...
NIR inflation rate decelerates to 0.8% in January
THE JANUARY 2026 inflation rate in Negros Island Region (NIR) slowed to 0.8 percent, from 1.8 percent in December 2025, data from the Philippine...
SEC to jack up lending firms’ capital requirement
After capping interest rates, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will step up efforts to weed out predatory lending companies by jacking up the...
Travel tax abolition among PBBM’s 21 priority bills – Palace
THE PROPOSED abolition of the travel tax is among the 21 priority legislative measures approved by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. under the Legislative-Executive...
Rules for big cash withdrawals tweaked
THE BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said banks should apply enhanced due diligence (EDD) to cash withdrawals exceeding P500,000 on a per-customer — rather...
Diesel prices rise further by P1 per liter, gasoline by 60 centavos
LOCAL PETROLEUM products will be costlier by up to P1 per liter beginning today, February 10, with diesel prices now on a seventh-week streak...
PH, Australia ink pact to boost trade, protect seafarers
THE PHILIPPINES and Australia reaffirmed their commitment to mutual recognition of seafarer certificates, reduce administrative barriers, and boost support for shipping and trade logistics...
Cheaper ‘galunggong’ prices expected in March, fish traders group says
RETAIL prices of galunggong or roundscad in wet markets across the country are expected to decline starting March as more Filipino commercial fishermen are...
Gov’t putting in measures to boost labor force participation – DEPDev
POLICY measures are being put in place to improve labor market conditions in the country and address the impacts of domestic and global developments,...