Thai entertainment has already found a home among Filipino fans. From Mario Maurer’s team-up with Erich Gonzales in the 2012 romantic film "Suddenly It’s Magic" to the massive following built by stars such as Bright Vachirawit, Win Metawin, OffGun and Pond Phuwin, Thai talents have become...
The Philippines is expected to see a decline in rice imports in the upcoming marketing year due to a projected increase in rice production, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In a report dated March 28, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in Manila...
Senatorial candidate Bam Aquino wants Filipinos to be more self-reliant amid the South China Sea issue, advocating for increased support for local farmers, fisherfolk, and market vendors to strengthen the local food production. Senatorial candidate Bam Aquino speaks to longganisa makers...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Undersecretary for Employment and Human Resource Development Cluster Carmela I. Torres (center) leads the awarding of a P1-million training fund to Pacific Farms, Inc. on February 28, 2025. The initiative, under the DOLE Adjustment Measures Program (AMP),...
President Marcos has inspected the P67.48-million multi-stage rice processing complex project in Barangay Ipil, Echague, Isabela which was inaugurated last year. Rice Processing System II in Isabela (RTVM) The project, known as the Rice Processing System II, is expected to benefit thousands of...
Following a sharp decline in palay production last year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is optimistic that the Philippines will achieve a record-high harvest in 2025. In a statement on Monday, Jan. 20, DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said this forecast is credited to the directive of...
The Sy family’s SM Group is optimistic about the country’s economic growth prospects in 2025, despite challenges such as peso volatility and high inflation. In a statement, SM Investments Corporation (SMIC) President and Chief Executive Officer Frederic C. DyBuncio, said the group plans...
President Marcos is looking into tapping State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) graduates to bolster local production of agricultural seeds, eventually improving agricultural productivity in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this during the...
While imports picked up from its August decline, exports and factory output continued declining to a two-month low mainly due to seasonal demand shifts, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Wednesday, Nov. 6. Total exports in September 2024 were valued at $5.96 billion, showing an 8.9...
In a small town in Albay, the marine environment houses diverse aquatic species crucial for biodiversity. Unfortunately, the climate crisis is set to worsen the reduction of diversity in marine ecosystems, which prompts the need to adopt sustainable practices and preserve with urgency the resources...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said the estimated palay production may decline in the third quarter, while corn output is expected to increase. Based on the PSA’s latest production estimates for the July to September 2024 quarter palay production is expected to fall by 12 percent to...
The squeeze on consumers’ pockets at the pumps will be leaner after all as global oil prices suddenly crashed at end-week trading on Friday (September 27), according to the oil companies. The industry players estimated that gasoline price increase had softened to P0.10 to P0.50 per liter,...
