THE milk self-sufficiency rate rose to 1.66% in 2024 from 0.8% a year earlier, according to the National Dairy Authority (NDA). Dairy production increased 11.31% to 32.39 million liters last year, ...

THE economy needs to grow by at least 9% to 9.5% a year until 2028 to return to its pre-pandemic growth track, a former Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) official said. During the MAP Economic ...

I was browsing through the envelopes in my mailbox when I found an unsolicited letter that had been sitting there for some time. I wondered how the sender got my home address. It turned out to be a ...

THE sugar regulator issued an order calling for voluntary exports of 66,000 metric tons (MT) of raw sugar to the United States. Sugar Order No. 5, issued on Wednesday, allows the Philippines to ...

THE PHILIPPINES is looking to forge a labor agreement with Sweden for the protection of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) located in the European country, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said.

DUAL CITIZENS will be allowed to avail of the value-added tax (VAT) refund for tourists if they enter the country using their foreign passport, according to draft implementing rules and regulations ...

THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said it met with the Department of Energy (DoE) to adjust the power outlook following the declaration of a yellow alert last week. “We’re still in the ...

THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday filed graft, falsification of documents, and human trafficking complaints against dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice L. Guo and 38 of her cohorts for ...

THE PHILIPPINE government should prevent power interruptions from disrupting this year’s midterm elections by preparing for higher electricity demand during the summer months, an energy advocacy group ...

THE PHILIPPINES’ anti-graft court has overturned the guilty verdict of government engineers accused of falsifying documents in connection with a Tacloban road project in 2004, citing weak evidence ...

THE PHILIPPINES is exploring possible collaboration in satellites and agricultural technology with Slovenia, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. Speaking on the sidelines of a forum ...

A PLANE carrying former Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC) took off for Rotterdam after being delayed by a few hours during a layover in Dubai, a source ...