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Legarda: Specific legislation still needed after RBH 6 approval
May 17, 2024, 4:40 pm
MANILA – Congress still needs to craft specific measures that will open up the Philippine economy to foreign ownership even if Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 6 will be approved by inserting the "unless otherwise provided by law" phrase in the proposed amendments of the 1987 Constitution,… Read More
CAR leaders support changes in constitution’s economic provisions
May 17, 2024, 4:00 pm
BAGUIO CITY – Leaders in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) on Friday expressed support to the proposed amendments on some economic provisions of the Constitution as long as they will benefit even those from small towns. During the first out-of-town public hearing in a hotel here to… Read More
US Justice Dep’t moves to reclassify marijuana as 'lower-risk' drug
May 17, 2024, 2:10 pm
HOUSTON – The US Justice Department announced Thursday that it is moving to reclassify marijuana as a “lower-risk” drug. Formalizing the new classification of cannabis would remove it from the more dangerous and illegal categories of drugs that include heroin, ecstasy, cocaine, fentanyl and… Read More
US consumer inflation annually rises 3.4% in April, monthly up 0.3%
May 16, 2024, 1:12 pm
ISTANBUL – Consumer inflation in the United States annually rose 3.4 percent in April, and monthly increased by 0.3 percent, as both figures slowed down from March, according to data released Wednesday. The consumer price index (CPI), which measures changes in the prices of goods and services… Read More
DOLE to comply if Congress will amend wage hike law
May 16, 2024, 11:22 am
MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday assured that it would comply if Congress decides to grant an across-the-board legislated wage increase for workers nationwide. In a statement, the DOLE said its function and duty is to ensure that minimum wage adjustments are… Read More
PH faces challenges in digitalizing healthcare – DOH chief
May 15, 2024, 4:59 pm
MANILA – The Philippines continues to face challenges in digitalizing healthcare, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said. The country's geography is one of the factors, with nearly 60 percent of households still lacking internet access. "About 12 percent of Filipinos lack… Read More
DTI facility boosts herbal medicines production of Antique IPs
May 14, 2024, 6:10 pm
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The shared service facility (SSF) provided by the Department of Trade and Industry to an organization of indigenous peoples (IPs) in the municipality of Laua-an augmented the herbal medicines production, serving as their source of livelihood. The components of… Read More
Ilocos coop taps Landbank lending facility for affordable power rates
May 14, 2024, 6:06 pm
LAOAG CITY – Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) has borrowed PHP100 million from the Land Bank of the Philippines (Landbank) to help cushion operational cost while allowing consumers to pay on installment basis. In a briefing on Tuesday, INEC acting general manager Cipriano Martinez said… Read More
CIAC building Clark nat’l food hub with learnings from the Netherlands
May 13, 2024, 9:10 pm
MANILA – The Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) aims to learn from the expertise of the Netherlands in constructing the Clark National Food Hub. In a statement Monday, the CIAC said its president and chief executive officer Arrey Perez joined the Philippine delegation to Amsterdam last… Read More
DA confident of target rice production despite destructive La Niña
May 13, 2024, 8:47 pm
MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) remains optimistic of meeting its target rice production despite a “more destructive” La Niña looming in the country. The DA has earlier projected around 20.4 million metric tons (MT) of production for the year, higher than last year’s 20.06 MT.… Read More
The view from below: How the Bicol Loco Festival changed 3 lives
May 10, 2024, 5:49 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The colorful hot air balloons, mesmerizing skydiving stunts, and airplane aerobatics, as well as the electrifying musical performances, might just be a memory for many, but for three Bicolanos whose lives were changed by the first-ever Bicol Loco Festival, which ended Sunday, the… Read More
Northern Samar eyes investments in coco processing
May 10, 2024, 3:15 pm
TACLOBAN CITY – The Northern Samar provincial government has tied up with the Board of Investments (BOI) to encourage more investors in the local coconut industry. Northern Samar Provincial Economic Development and Investment Promotions Office (PEDIPO) head John Allen Berbon said that despite… Read More
60 OFW repatriates from Israel back in PH, get gov't aid
May 10, 2024, 9:19 am
MANILA – A total of 60 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Israel who availed of the Philippine government’s voluntary repatriation program arrived via an Etihad Airlines flight at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 on Thursday afternoon. Department of Migrant Workers… Read More
Smart crops to raise income of farmers amid El Niño
May 9, 2024, 7:33 pm
LAOAG CITY – Farmers in Ilocos Norte continue to learn new ways how to increase their income and enhance food security by adopting climate-smart agricultural practices. To help and inspire fellow farmers, Leovigildo Sacramento of Barangay Sto. Tomas Segundo in this city allowed a portion of his… Read More
NTA releases P21.5-M assistance to Pangasinan tobacco farmers
May 9, 2024, 6:31 pm
VILLASIS, Pangasinan – About 1,105 tobacco farmers from Pangasinan benefited from the PHP21.5 million worth of grants and loans extended by the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) for the 2023-2024 cropping season. NTA-Pangasinan branch manager Roger Madriaga, in an interview on Thursday, said… Read More
Romblon eyes 20K dogs for vaccination in rabies-eradication push
May 9, 2024, 6:18 pm
ODIONGAN, Romblon – A multi-sector rabies-eradication initiative spearheaded by the provincial government has vaccinated around 10,000 of the estimated 20,000 domesticated dogs targeted in this province. In an interview on Thursday, Mitch Famaran, the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) point… Read More
PSA: Manufacturing output settles in March
May 8, 2024, 5:11 pm
MANILA – The country's manufacturing output both in volume and value declined in March this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Wednesday. Results of the latest Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries showed that the value of production index (VaPI) contracted by 1.7… Read More
Nuclear energy key to addressing power woes – PNRI chief
May 7, 2024, 6:16 pm
MANILA – Nuclear energy could help in addressing power shortage in the country, the head of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) said Tuesday. In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, PNRI executive director Carlo Arcilla said nuclear has four million times more energy than gasoline.… Read More
Pangasinan to showcase products at int'l expo in Pasay
May 7, 2024, 5:08 pm
DAGUPAN CITY – Ten micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Pangasinan will be joining more than 500 exhibitors nationwide in the upcoming International Food Exhibition (IFEX) Philippines 2024 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City from May 10 to 12. In an interview on Tuesday, Department… Read More
SC cites increasing case disposition rates in lower courts
May 6, 2024, 4:22 pm
MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday said case disposition rates in lower courts have gradually increased over the last three years. In a statement, the tribunal said based on the data from the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA), for first-level courts, from a case disposition rate of… Read More
