Laguna and Camarines led their respective divisions in advancing to the semifinals of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines third conference held online Wednesday. The Laguna Heroes routed the Davao Chess Club, 2-0 in the Northern Division while the Camarines Soaring Eagle stunned...
Poultry raisers threaten to cut down production By Madelaine B. Miraflor A group of local poultry raisers has threatened to cut down their production if the government will not act on the crisis they are currently experiencing brought about by low demand, high production cost, and high levels of...
The Philippine government was told to temporarily suspend the importation of chicken and other poultry products amid several outbreaks of severe bird flu in Asia and Europe. Rosendo So, chairman of Samahang Industriya sa Agrikultura (SINAG), said in a statement Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, that the...
Organizers of the Chooks-to-Go Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Invitational Tournament are looking at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City as the venue for their opening matches scheduled on Dec. 11. Commissioner Kenneth Duremdes said they are finalizing the details as of this writing...
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the country’s largest and most influential business organization, has joined the call of other business groups for deeper investigation and ensure transparency in the sale of Malampaya shares. pcci “Malampaya involves a lot of questions...
Jonas Sultan (PSA Forum) Jonas Sultan dreams of facing decorated Japanese fighter Naoya Inoue to highlight his professional career in the future. Sultan, who is still in cloud nine from dismantling Puerto Rican knockout artist Carlos Caraballo late October in New York city, said he is impressed...
The Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI) welcomed the decision of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to withdraw its latest order on new labelling requirements for imported meat. 43979 In a letter to DA, PAMPI thanked DA Secretary William Dar for his decision to order the...
Demand for chicken in the Philippines is not yet picking up despite the start of the Christmas season, and the local poultry industry is not expecting a recovery anytime soon. United Broilers Raisers Association (UBRA) Chairman Gregorio San Diego Jr. told Business Bulletin that one of the biggest...
Cherry Ann Mejia Iloilo routed its rivals to share the lead with Team Paralympics in the third conference of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) online tournament over the weekend. The Kisela Knights first trounced the Camarines Soaring Eagle, 15-6, then hammered down the...
The Book Development Association of the Philippines (BDAP) condemned the banning of subversive books and literature in libraries. In September, Kalinga State University, Isabela State University, and Aklan State University pulled out books authored by or related to the National Democratic Front of...
Most local tourists are planning to go on short road trips to hotels and resorts near Metro Manila as a breather amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic based on a recently concluded month-long online travel sale of a hotel marketing group. Twin Lakes Tagaytay (Photo from Hotel Sales and...
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) reported that its net income grew by 46 percent to P16.1 billion in the first nine months of 2021. In a statement, Metrobank said that earnings surged 131 percent to P4.4 billion in the third quarter of 2021, with proactive NPL management resulting in...
