Palay farmgate prices rise in April
THE FARMGATE price of palay (unmilled rice) rose 29.2% to an average of P23.31 per kilogram in April, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said...
PHL exploring Turkish B2B deals to supply manufacturing inputs
TRADE Undersecretary and Board of Investments (BoI) Managing Head Ceferino S. Rodolfo said Turkish firms are being sounded out to supply the Philippines with...
Business groups call for fair VP impeachment trial
BUSINESS GROUPS said on Thursday that the Senate needs to conduct a fair and transparent impeachment trial for Vice-President (VP) Sara Duterte-Carpio, noting that...
Crackdown urged on power subsidies going to ineligible recipients
By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Senior Reporter
THE PHILIPPINES will need to address leakages in its energy subsidy programs and the vulnerabilities in the national...
Imported rice price capped at P50 per kilogram
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. set the price ceiling for imported rice at P50 per kilo, citing the need to contain prices during the...
AmCham supports land value capture provisions in pending land use law
THE American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham) said it asked the Senate to incorporate land value capture (LVC) provisions in the proposed...
Water utilities win Bulacan property tax case
THE Court of Tax Appeals has issued a final resolution shielding Metro Manila’s water utilities from a Bulacan tax bill, ruling that the Municipality...
BIR to waive collection of smaller delinquent amounts
THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said it raised the threshold for writing off delinquent tax accounts, citing the need to save on administrative...
Canada admitted as LEC partner
THE LUZON Economic Corridor (LEC) has welcomed Canada as its new partner, the US Embassy in the Philippines said on Wednesday.
In a statement, the...
Sweden looking into more technical assistance for PHL after joining LEC
LUZON Economic Corridor (LEC) participant Sweden is ready to offer more technical aid to support Philippine priorities, after commissioning a separate P74-million feasibility study...
Import ban lifted on California poultry
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted a ban on poultry and poultry-products imports from the US state of California, after the easing of...
Seafood exporters post $514.8M in sales at Spanish trade show
PHILIPPINE SEAFOOD exporters generated $514.8 million in sales at the 32nd Seafood Expo Global (SEG 2026) in Barcelona, the Department of Agriculture said in...