The local stock market followed through on the previous day’s rally as upbeat investors bought up shares. The main index rose by 78.71 points or 1.11 percent to close at 7,184.72 with the Property sector leading the charge while the Mining and Oil counter was the only one in the red. 43349 Volume...
Researchers of the Forest Products Research and Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-FPRDI) won major awards in the 34th Regional Symposium on Research, Development and Extension Highlights held in October. Researchers of the Forest Products Research and...
The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has announced the start of the closed fishing season in Northern Palawan on November 1, 2021. This is to further boost the growing abundance of galunggong in the province. 43226 From November 1 to January 31 of...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has secured additional pledges to fund low-carbon and climate-resilient infrastructure projects for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In a statement, the Manila-based multilateral institution said late Tuesday, Nov. 2, that four partners have...
The Duterte administration will amend the the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the build-operate-transfer (BOT) law to remove the “onerous,” “excessive,” and “undue” terms, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. In a statement, the NEDA said on Tuesday,...
The local stock market bounced from last week’s drop as investors started picking up bargains on the back of stronger US bourses. The main index 51.31 points or 0.73 percent to close at 7,106.01 as Holding Firms led the advance while the Industrial and Mining and Oil counters retreated. PSE_NEW...
More than 200 coffee farmers including indigenous people (IPs) in Sultan Kudarat and Bukidnon have recently graduated from Coffee Production Level II training of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). A total of 173 beneficiaries finish their training on Coffee Production...
The wastewater treatment plant of Clark Water Corporation (CWC), a subsidiary of Manila Water Company, Inc., is facing closure after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) threatened to not renew the company's Temporary Discharge Permit (TDP). In a statement, Clark Development...
Farmers have asked the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Food Authority (NFA) to immediately provide more large-capacity mechanical grain dryers to help them during this palay harvest season, which is facing the onset of La Nina. Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said in a...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has granted P1 million in research and development (R&D) grant to Xavier University–Ateneo de Cagayan to fund the implementation of a research project on the formulation of microbial cocktails from indigenous microorganisms (IMOs). DOST...
An unusually short prepared speech on Friday, Oct. 29 during the simultaneous inauguration of seven port development projects in Bohol caused President Duterte to reveal a little known fact about himself--he actually traces his roots to the province. AD-LIB MODE--President Rodrigo Duterte decides...
The local stock market fell as investors cashed out ahead of the long weekend. The main index dropped 103.03 points or 1.44 percent to close at 7,054.70 as the Services and Property counters led the decline across the board. 42281 Volume was steady at 1.12 billion shares worth P7.7 billion as...
