The Po family is consolidating its business empire, using their holding company, Zephryn Holdings Inc., to acquire a controlling 45.7 percent stake in investment arm Century Pacific Group Inc. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, CPGI subsidiaries Century Pacific Food Inc. and...
President Marcos has ordered that there will be no price increase on basic commodities until the end of the year, Malacañang said. Marcos has ordered the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to implement the no price increase policy, especially during the holiday season. "Alinsunod sa kautusan...
TACLOBAN CITY – One-hundred seventy-seven students and 10 faculty members of the Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation in Lucena City, Quezon province fell victim to suspected food poisoning in Palompon, Leyte province on Wednesday. The local government unit on Thursday expressed serious...
This Halloween, horrors lurk in every corner. Some would decorate their house with different kinds of ghosts, ghouls, skeletons, and other supernatural creatures, along with friendly Jack o’ Lanterns. Others might be streaming scary movies as early as now to really bring in the spooky vibe. Your...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from Sept. 24 to 30 revealed that most Filipinos want President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to focus on reducing the prices of rice and other food products. The SWS Third Quarter 2025 Social Weather Survey, fielded through face-to-face interviews with 1,500...
Australian Ambassador Marc Innes-Brown has finally dined in at Jollibee, the famous Filipino fast food chain that popularized the Chickenjoy all over the world. In a reel posted on X (formerly Twitter) over the weekend, the envoy was shown dining with colleagues in the fast food outlet. “Jollibee...
The National Food Authority (NFA) will soon begin purchasing storm-damaged palay (unmilled rice), at a lower rate than its regular buying price, to help offset the losses incurred by farmers from recent typhoons. NFA Administrator Larry Lacson said this emergency procurement will be embodied in an...
The National Food Authority (NFA) aims to increase the drying capacity of its palay (unmilled rice) procurement from the current 12 percent to 100 percent by the end of next year, as it prepares to open new drying facilities. NFA Administrator Larry Lacson said that the grains agency will reach 100...
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...
