The country's largest pork producers group decried the low farm-gate prices, prompting them to launch a nationwide campaign, appealing to consumers to prefer local pork over imported. In a text exchange, Pork Producers Federation of the Philippines, Inc. (PPFPI) President Nonon Tambago said local...
The country’s solid financial footing amid the ongoing pandemic validated the “good work” of the Department of Finance (DOF) as well as the correctness of the reforms and policies it has pursued, the government’s chief economic manager said. In his presentation before senators of the...
Exporters are optimistic to sustain the growth trajectory the industry is currently experiencing citing support from the SB Corporation with the creation of emergency fund for freight costs and additional demand from the Christmas season. 32748 Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. , president of Philippine...
The Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) exposed on Wednesday, Sept. 15, alleged irregularities in the implementation of its Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers or TUPAD program in Quezon City. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III...
The Philippine government, through the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has formally opened the application for importers who intend to fulfill the importation of as much as 60,000 metric tons (MT) of fish, a move aimed towards...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Wednesday, Sept, 15, that 16,989 more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were detected nationwide. The new cases brought the country’s cumulative total to 2,283,011. The DOH noted that 7.5 percent or 170,446 of the total figure are active cases....
Philippine banks are planning to implement digital money management tools in the next 12 months as new direction by the Filipino retail banking sector to help consumers manage their crippling debt. Backbase A Backbase commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting, showed that 60 percent of...
Despite the recent typhoons that hit some parts of the country, fish producers in Batangas and Pampanga assured that there is enough supply of fresh water fish. The problem is there is no demand. In a briefing hosted by food advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan, Philippine Tilapia Stakeholders...
Park-goers can now visit three popular sites in the historic Walled City of Intramuros and Rizal Park in Manila starting Thursday, Sept. 16, as they reopen their doors to the public but at a limited capacity and shortened operating hours. Fort Santiago, Intramuros (Photo from Department of Tourism)...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo When I asked Finance Secretary Carlos “Sonny” Dominguez III if he thinks that the Philippines will become a trillion-dollar economy, his answer was an emphatic, “Of course! And not in the distant future.” Statistics prior to the COVID-19 pandemic show we are...
More than 170,000 essential workers have so far benefitted from the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) free ride program on the first day of its nationwide resumption on Monday, Sept. 13. Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the...
E-Cigarettes The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will start affixing tax stamps on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTP) to ensure tax compliance among manufacturers of these alternatives to traditional smoking. Based on BIR Revenue Regulations No. 28 dated Sept. 10, 2021, the the...
