The government is rolling out the one-tonner bagging system for palay (unmilled rice) as part of a modernization effort to reduce storage costs and ultimately improve the country’s buffer stocking. The National Food Authority (NFA) announced on Friday, Oct. 17, that it will start using flexible...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Thursday, October 16, announced that it has received a fully equipped food truck from the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) to enhance its disaster response and humanitarian operations across the country. In a statement, the PRC said the donation...
ROME (AP) — The United Nations ' food aid agency said Wednesday that severe funding cuts from its top donors are especially hurting its operations in six countries and warned that nearly 14 million people could be forced into emergency levels of hunger. The World Food Program, traditionally...
The Philippines is asking the assistance of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to help address 27 years of developmental gaps in the country’s agriculture sector, fueled by the government’s funding shortfalls, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. In a statement, DA Secretary...
Coffee lovers are gearing up for a caffeine-filled weekend as KapeCon 2025 takes over Paseo de Roxas Avenue in Makati City on October 11 to 12, 2025. Organized by Coffee Home Brewers (CHB), the country’s largest online community of coffee enthusiasts, the festival promises two full days of...
Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) leads the nine Filipino companies included in Forbes Magazine’s World’s Best Employers list this year, which consisted of 900 companies. SMC was ranked at No. 42, the only Philippine company in the top 100, followed by Ayala Corp. (139),...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started distributing the second tranche of relief assistance for 12 northern towns in Cebu affected by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck the province on Sept. 30. Following a meeting with local chief executives in northern Cebu,...
Australian Ambassador Marc Innes-Brown expressed his deep appreciation for Filipino food as he goes around the city and nearby provinces to sample popular Pinoy fare. The envoy, who shared these discoveries on his X (formerly Twitter) account, called them #BiyaheNiMarc. “On my exploration of...
Senator Raffy Tulfo criticized the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its supposed negligence and inaction on the continued sale of unregistered products that pose health risks. During the budget hearing of the Department of Health (DOH) and its attached agencies on Thursday, Oct. 2, Senator...
Tycoon Andres Soriano III’s A. Soriano Corp. (Anscor) has earned ₱300 million in less than a year from the sale of its 22 percent stake in TBG Food Holdings Inc., the owner of The Bistro Group restaurant business, to Bounty Fresh founder Tennyson Chen’s Inoza Business Holdings Inc. for...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reminded local officials and beneficiaries that its family food packs are strictly intended for one household and must not be divided among several families. In a video message posted on the agency’s social media pages on Tuesday, Sept. 30,...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday, Sept. 30 assured the public that more than 2.4 million family food packs are prepositioned nationwide and readily available for distribution should the low-pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR)...
