CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Four individuals – two men and two women – sustained second- and third-degree burns in an alleged explosion in a fireworks factory in Balangay 9, Barangay Poblacion, Quezon, Bukidnon, on Friday, December 29. THE Quezon Municipal Police Station and the Bureau of Fire...
Factory gate prices posted an annual decrease of 0.3 percent in October this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Wednesday, Nov. 29. This was a reversal of the 7.3 percent of the producer price index (PPI) growth recorded in the same month a year earlier and slightly faster...
The production rate of goods in the country's factories posted a significant increase in September after several industries reported more output, the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) said. Based on the preliminary findings of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI) by the...
The country’s production rate of goods posted a faster growth in August due to the production of petroleum products, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. In its Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI), the PSA said the country's volume of production index (VoPI)...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported a substantial rise in the production rate of goods in the country's factories in July propelled by a significant increase in beverage output. Preliminary results of the PSA’s Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI) showed the...
Japan has built a mulberry tea factory in Pampanga to help farmers who suffer from unstable income due to natural disasters and other agricultural problems. Mulberry Tea Factory (Photo courtesy of Japan Embassy in the Philippines) A mulberry tea factory was inaugurated last week by the Embassy of...
BACOLOD CITY – A piaya factory will soon rise and boost the tourism and economic development of this city. MARIA Lomer Villan (seven from left), co-founder and general manager of BongBong's Piaya and Barquillos, leads the groundbreaking of the new piaya factory in Barangay Alijis, Bacolod City on...
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – The world's biggest chocolate makers are failing on promises to improve pay for farmers in major cocoa producer Ghana despite strong profits, charity Oxfam said in a report on Thursday. It said earnings for US companies Hershey, Mars and Mondelez in addition to...
Ali Vicoy | Manila Bulletin Invigorating the local economy Showcasing its commitment to creating a food-secure Philippines, Mega Prime Foods Inc. (MPFI) formally opened its newest manufacturing plant in Batangas, a world-class facility envisioned to play a vital role in ensuring that Mega group’s...
BACOLOD CITY – A company is planning to establish a factory that will produce craft chocolates from a rare variety of locally grown cacao plant in Negros Occidental. CHLOE Doutre Roussel, a cacao and chocolate connoisseur from France, and Ricardo Dominic Lopez, general manager of CY & Sons...
The ‘Triangle of Sadness’ star makes history as the first Filipina to get a Golden Globes nomination Filipino actors are slowly penetrating Hollywood and leading the pack is actress Dolly de Leon. Since her breakthrough performance in Ruben Östlund’s “ Triangle of Sadness ” film, the...
Factory output increased at a much faster pace in November due to strong manufacturing of machinery and equipment, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday, Dec. 6. In its Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI), the PSA said the country's volume of production...
