Due to global chip supply chain problems, a beep cards shortage looms just as the country's rail transit system is fully normalizing, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) warned Friday, August 19. More passengers are expected to avail of Beep Cards and stored value cards (SVCs) as the bulk of...
Lawmakers of the Makabayan bloc have questioned the validity of the sugar shortage and at the same time criticized President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for his plan to import 150,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar despite rejecting the initial proposal to import 300,000 MTs of the sweetener....
BACOLOD CITY (PNA) – Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said Wednesday, August 17, that he does not believe there is a sugar crisis in the country amid reports of an impending shortage in supply and soaring retail prices. GOV. Lacson (center). (FB photo) “No, I don’t think there is....
The inadequate number of classrooms in the Philippines was further reduced due to the Department of Education’s (DepEd) failure to reconstruct and repair typhoon-damaged schools, said Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Tuesday, Aug. 16. The teachers’ group said that several classrooms in...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro -- The local electric cooperative here has entered into an agreement with two independent power producers (IPPs) to supply electricity that hopefully will solve the power crisis in the province. ORMECO officials led by its Board of Directors president Teodoro M. de la...
The United Broiler Raisers’ Association (UBRA) clarified on Thursday, July 7, that there is no chicken shortage in the country following reports that at least two fast-food chains were having supply problems. What the fast-food chains are facing, according to UBRA, is that the chicken supplies...
SEN. Cynthia A. Villar speaks after inducting newly elected officials in Barotac Nuveo, Iloilo Tuesday, June 28. (Courtesy of Sen. Cynthia A. Villar’s office) ILOILO CITY – For Sen. Cynthia A. Villar, President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. as incoming Agriculture Secretary is meant...
Photo by Pixabay from Pexels. There is a global wheat shortage. The Philippine Association of Flour Millers, Inc. (PAFMI) mainly attributes this to the war between Russia and Ukraine, which collectively supply a third of the global wheat supply. Wheat exports from Ukraine are blocked by the Russian...
Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas has called on the national government to address the shortage of public transportation, emphasizing that the government has not effectively addressed the transportation crisis. House Social Services Committee chair Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas (Photo...
ILOILO CITY -- Starting May 16, there will be a water shortage in key parts of Iloilo City as well as the towns of Leganes, Pavia, and Sta. Barbara. The Metro Pacific Iloilo Water (MPIW), the joint venture between state-owned Metro Iloilo Water District (MIWD) and Metro Pacific Water (MPC) said the...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The White House vowed Thursday to take action to boost supplies of baby formula as President Joe Biden was slammed by Republicans for crippling shortages nationwide. Last week the average out-of-stock rate for baby formula was 43 percent, according to Datasembly, which...
Netizens are sharing the sad news online. If there is one fast-food meal that Filipinos will never get tired of eating, that is the French fries. It is such a beloved item that fast-food chains in the country are offering it to diners not just in large portions, but also in bucket sizes....
