BACOLOD CITY - The provincial government of Negros Occidental has banned the entry of poultry products as well as all live domestic and wild birds from all regions in the country amid the bird flu threat. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson talks to the personnel and partners of the...
Malacañang said that the proposed suspension of the excise tax to address the rising price of oil in the country cannot just be implemented unless recommended by the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC). (File photo) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Tan Emie Estialbo is a 25-year-old hydroponic lettuce farmer from Capiz. After losing her job as a teacher during the pandemic, Estiablo tried her hand at hydroponic farming. She won P50,000 in capital from the Department of Agriculture’s Kabataang Agribiz Competitive Grant,...
The recent Senate ratification of the reconciled version of House Bill No. 9007 and Senate Bill No. 2237 that seeks to regulate the use and sale of vaporized nicotine products (VNP) or e-cigarettes has put the Philippines one step closer to helping the country’s smokers properly switch away from...
Award-winning coffee, chocolate from PH featured at Lao Food Festival MABUHAY The Philippine booth at the Lao Food Festival Award-winning coffee and chocolate from the Philippines took center stage at the Philippine booth in the Lao Food Festival, which started Jan. 25 at the Chao Anouvong Park in...
If elected, presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and aspiring vice president Sara Duterte-Carpio will establish more "bagsakan" and "bulungan" system or trading posts in the country to give Filipinos access to lower agricultural products. Both Marcos Jr. and Duterte-Carpio noted...
AirAsia Ancillary Products Earnings from inflight food, baggage allowances and other ancillary products can boost the 2022 revenues of airlines because half of Filipino travelers, five out of ten, purchase them during flight, according to AirAsia Philippines executives. “Even though flight...
As oil companies move to implement a big time oil price hike starting this week, an opposition leader aired strong suspicion that government economic managers are blocking efforts in Congress to suspend excise tax on petroleum products for at least six months. Gasoline pump Deputy Minority Leader...
Seven newly developed food products were launched in Northern Mindanao, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said. (Screengrab from DOSTv Facebook page) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña said seven newly developed nutritious and functional food technologies developed by...
The sheer volume of smuggled and misdeclared fruits flooding the country’s wet markets has reached alarming proportions, Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda has stated. Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda2 Salceda, chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Made, expressed dismay over the unabated...
The Senate, voting 19-2-2, approved Thursday on third and final reading a proposed measure regulating the sale, purchase and use of vaporized nicotine products in the country. Under Senate Bill No. 2239 or the Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act, only those 18 years old and above will be...
The Industrial Technology Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-ITDI) is set on Tuesday, Dec. 14, to hold online this year’ s Technology Offering, which seeks to showcase its developed halal-compliant beauty products. IMG_20211212_211126 The technology offering...
