Hard discount stores Dali and Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. 's affiliate, O!Save, are giving stiff competition to traditional supermarket and convenience store chains by registering strong sales growth while expanding their reach in the retail market. Based on research by Abacus Securities...
The National Security Council (NSC) emphasized that the Philippines’ actions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) should not be seen as a danger to regional peace and security, pushing back against narratives that portray the country’s defense measures as provocative. “The actions of the...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – Officials in Cotabato province are upbeat on the proposed Philippine Science High School (PSHS) campus in the town of Carmen. Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza lauded the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region-12 for its initiative to build the campus, saying this could...
The national government reaffirmed its commitment to uphold the 2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruling in the face of continued aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), nine years since the country secured the historic victory against China. The Department of National Defense (DND)...
Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is hopeful that the fresh revenues from the energization of data centers will boost sales in the second semester and compensate for slower growth in the first half. In a media chat, Meralco Chief Revenue Officer Ferdinand O. Geluz said some of the data centers that...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – North Cotabato Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza on Monday, June 30, renewed her commitment to sustain the province’s progress and outlined her administration’s new priorities during her inaugural address at the Provincial Capitol in Barangay Amas here. “We’ve made significant...
TACLOBAN CITY -- Palompon, Leyte Mayor-elect Mary Dominique DM Oñate welcomed the Supreme Court ruling declaring her not a nuisance candidate in the May 2025 elections. She welcomed the court ruling, stating that she will use it as a motivation and challenge to show genuine service for all and a...
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año will continue to keep his position as the country 's security adviser amid the ongoing Cabinet review President Marcos has initiated. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro disclosed that Marcos decided to keep Año, who...
The National Security Council (NSC) added to the growing list of government agencies that voiced support for the ratification of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) between the Philippines and Japan, saying it was “timely and strategic” amid the volatile situation in the Indo-Pacific region....
State-run Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) reported that its net income surged to ₱1.61-billion in the first quarter of the year, an 82 percent increase from a year earlier due to intensified lending activities in its priority sectors and key industries. In a statement, DBP President and...
The country’s sugar production in the current crop year is expected to reach 1.84 million metric tons (MT), three percent higher than the government’s initial forecast of 1.78 million MT, as the industry steadily recovers from the El Niño phenomenon last year. Data from the Sugar Regulatory...
DAVAO CITY – Reelected Cotabato Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza thanked her supporters after winning the gubernatorial race in the May 12 elections. Mendoza said that she is grateful for the fresh mandate to serve Cotabato for the next three years. She and running mate Vice Gov.-elect Ella...
