The central bank will print up to 45 million of the national IDs in 2021, almost half of the targeted population, according to a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) official. BSP senior assistant governor and head of the Security Plant Complex (SPC) Dahlia D. Luna said they could produce this much,...
The Philippines may still end up importing 600,000 metric tons (MT) of corn next year despite the government’s new policies limiting the issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary import clearances (SPS-IC) on the staple as well as feed wheat. In the latest Global Agricultural Information...
Palay prices slightly picked up during the first week of November compared to previous weeks, a data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. However, in some areas, prices still fell to as low as P10.71 per kilogram (/kg). During the first week of November, the average farmgate price...
Philippine Tennis Association (Philta) officials assured athletes their participation in individual tournaments would not get affected despite the association’s two-year suspension from the International Tennis Federation (ITF). In Tuesday’s guesting at the Philippine Sportswriters Association...
The impact of the International Tennis Federation’s suspension on the Philippine Tennis Association (Philta) will be discussed in the weekly webcast edition of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) on Tuesday. To talk about the issue are Philta President Atty. Antonio Cablitas and Vice...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has named Universal Robina Corporation (URC) as the country’s top exporter for the processed food and beverage sector at the National Export Congress held this month. In a statement, URC said it was cited based on the value of its export transactions...
The Philippine Obstacle Sports Federation (POSF) made sure it hurdled the challenges for it to thrive and stay relevant in the country in this time of pandemic. Atty. Al Agra, POSF president, said despite all the limitations that COVID-19 has caused the past nine months, his federation managed to...
A group of agricultural stakeholders has resurrected the call for the creation of a separate Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR), saying that Filipinos’ high protein requirement is already enough reason to justify it. Asis Perez, convenor of Tugon Kabuhayan, said the need to...
A three-part session is in the offing in Tuesday’s webcast edition of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum. The launching of the PRURide Virtual Challenge, the Pilipinas Obstacle Sports Federation (POSF), and the recent 2nd Professional Sports Summit hosted by the Games and...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said the latest jobs report by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) indicates that the country is on the right track towards recovery. Lopez noted that PSA’s Labor Force Survey (LFS) recorded an employment rate in October at 91.3 percent, the highest...
NEDA cites effects of typhoons, restrictions on public transport The rate of increase in consumer prices in November quickened to its fastest pace in nearly two years due to recent typhoons as well as government restrictions on public transport, the National Economic and Development Authority...
Jobless Filipinos were lessened in October as government continued to ease its quarantine controls to reopen the local economy reeling from one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in Asia. The Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) latest Labor Force Survey (LFS) showed that unemployment...
