Inflation cools 6.1% amid costlier rice
Philippine inflation eased slightly to 6.1 percent in August from 6.2 percent in July, but faster rice price increases continued to put pressure on consumers.
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Philippine inflation eased slightly to 6.1 percent in August from 6.2 percent in July, but faster rice price increases continued to put pressure on consumers.
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Philippine inflation eased slightly to 6.1 percent in August from 6.2 percent in July, but faster rice price increases continued to put pressure on consumers.
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Weather-related losses to Philippine agriculture have climbed to P3.62 billion, with rice absorbing more than half of the damage as successive storms disrupted…
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The NGCP said 93 yellow alerts and 30 red alerts were recorded in the Visayas from January to 3 September. The strain intensified Thursday as NGCP placed the…
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The local government of Makati expanded its student welfare program to include high schoolers, delivering regular rice subsidies to students at the Higher…
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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli Remolona Jr. said the planned Pax Silica initiative could help address the country’s persistent trade deficit, which…
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Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has secured the best offers for its 600-megawatt (MW) baseload requirement at below P5.60 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), locking in…
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National government spending accelerated by 19.82 percent in July to P588.6 billion, widening the monthly budget deficit to P106.3 billion as disbursements for…
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McDonald’s Philippines is offering free extra rice with selected Crispy Chicken Fillet meals nationwide on Monday, 31 August, as part of its National Heroes…
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A total of 6,132 beneficiaries from various barangays in Piddig, Ilocos Norte received rice assistance under the national government’s Food Assistance Program.
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China and the United States continued to occupy opposite sides of the Philippines’ trade flows in July, with China emerging as the country’s biggest source of…
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Average daily water production in San Jose del Monte increased to 135.19 million liters per day in August, reflecting a 10.5 percent surge from the 122.36 MLD…
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The Visayas grid was placed under red alert for the 22nd time this year on Wednesday as available power supply fell short of projected peak demand amid…
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The Department of Energy (DoE) is unloading the government’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) stocks to cut mounting storage costs, as improved supply conditions…
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Inflation has reared its ugly head, with 2026 estimates projected to be 6-7 percent, way above the government’s earlier target of 3-4 percent.
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing Filipinos to cut rice waste at the household level, saying simple changes in consumption could help preserve food…
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The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) completed a major infrastructure upgrade at its North Port Substation in Tondo, Manila, boosting network safety and power…
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ILOILO CITY — The Department of Agriculture (DA) Western Visayas is scaling up hybrid rice production through model farm clusters in Antique and Iloilo,…
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