
DA suspends Iloilo rice imports
ILOILO CITY — Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. assured farmers in Western Visayas that the government will protect their harvests during the…
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ILOILO CITY — Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. assured farmers in Western Visayas that the government will protect their harvests during the…
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World oil prices are mainly supported by an elevated geopolitical risk premium, which was rebuilt after the Iranian attacks on commercial ships attempting to…
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The National Food Authority (NFA) has opened a P355.4-million integrated grains facility in Iloilo, more than doubling the province’s capacity to buy and…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) fell 9.70 points, or 0.15 percent, to 6,256.02 on Tuesday, while the peso weakened by 11.1 centavos to P61.71 per US…
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Malacañang on Monday placed the blame on a private supplier for distributing underweight sacks of rice during a government aid event last week in Mandaluyong…
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Motorists could face another hefty increase in diesel prices next week as escalating tensions in the Middle East and tightening global fuel supplies push oil…
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TACLOBAN CITY — A compounding combination of heavy rainfall and electrical power outages has triggered a severe water crisis in Samar’s provincial capital,…
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Slower inflation in June has strengthened the government’s case for extending the P50-per-kilo price ceiling on imported rice, with Agriculture Secretary…
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LAMPEDUSA, Italy (AFP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday visited Italy’s Lampedusa island, a major port of call for migrants risking the perilous crossing from…
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Diesel prices could rise by as much as P3.00 per liter next week as tighter global fuel supplies outweigh easing crude oil prices, while gasoline prices are…
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Headline inflation likely continued to ease in June as lower fuel prices and declining costs of key food items helped temper price pressures, although…
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Colombo (AFP) -- Sri Lanka on Tuesday cut fuel prices by up to six percent, the first such move since the Middle East war triggered a surge in energy prices in…
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Even with the pick up in maritime traffic through the strait it would take time for energy markets to recover.
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Petrochemical companies mainly in South Korea and Japan have scaled back production capacity, sending the cost of basic goods such as plastic bags surging.
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Renewables are the cheapest, fastest and most reliable source of new power.
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The galunggong (round scad fish) test only proves the notion that, for Filipinos today, living in the Philippines has become more expensive than ever.
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More than 90 percent of Filipino children with disabilities remain outside the public school system despite a law mandating inclusive education, according to a…
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A total of 3,300 families received 10 kilos of quality rice each under First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos’ “Mula sa Puso Para sa Pamilya” initiative, as she capped…
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