Marcos’ broken promise
When rice inflation tops 20 percent and the promised price lives behind a subsidy counter, the report card is on the table and it doesn’t look good for the…
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Inflation, El Niño and a pesky neighbor
The next year will test whether the Philippines can manage a cost-of-living crisis, a climate shock, and a coercive neighbor at once. Rate hikes are one tool.…
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Visayas readies relief packs for El Niño
DSWD and the Office of Civil Defense in Central Visayas have prepositioned 101,259 family food packs in Cebu and Bohol ahead of the expected El Niño drought…
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Reality bites
The hunger spell is the worst in at least three decades, and the skewed policies behind the ‘no hunger’ promise explain part of the gap.
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DOF says ADB funds will cushion crisis impact
The Philippines will use $1.5 billion (around P90.8 billion) in financing pledged by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to fund government measures aimed at…
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Vlogging to promote micro businesses
For me, responsible vlogging means being truthful about prices, portions and personal connections. Trust matters more than views.
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Strengthening preventive measures for El Niño
People must know how to protect themselves, where to access clean drinking water, and where to seek immediate medical attention when they start experiencing…
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Mill to meal: Preparing for uncertainty
Ultimately, the strength of the food supply chain is measured not only by how much it produces in favorable conditions, but also by how well it responds when…
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Lemon Square establishes 150th store in Batangas
Lemon Square has opened its 150th store at The Outlets at LIMA Estate in Batangas, expanding Big E Food Corporation’s retail presence in Southern Luzon. The…
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It pays to read the label
As GLP-1 therapies become more accessible in the Philippines, health professionals encourage consumers to read nutrition labels, compare sugar claims and make…
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DoST-FNRI unveils emergency nutrition technologies
DoST is actively recruiting private food manufacturers and investors to commercialize the emergency meal lines, with several prospective partners already…
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Hunger worse than pandemic levels
A Social Weather Stations survey found that involuntary hunger among Filipino families rose to 22.6 percent in September, surpassing the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic…
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Recto urges faster spending ahead of El Niño
“We have one more quarter to improve spending for the year. Let’s get our acts together in the fourth quarter,” Recto said during a meeting with government…
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DSWD prepositions 218K food packs amid Taal unrest
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) mobilized regional relief supplies following a minor phreatomagmatic eruption of Taal Volcano. The…
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3 Chinese nationals nabbed over banned derma products
Police and health regulatory officers arrested three Chinese nationals and two Filipino sales employees in Tacloban City for allegedly selling unregistered…
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Cale88 accounts closed in July
Two Security Bank checking accounts of Cale88 Food Corp., partly owned by Mans Carpio, were closed in July 2026 as senators examined the firm’s financial…
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Vice Ganda dishes out college days memories
Vice also looked back on her own memories at the fast-food’s branch in Morayta during her college years at Far Eastern University.
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