BACOLOD: The United Sugar Producers Federation (UNIFED), the country’s largest independent sugar planters’ group, on Wednesday led the declaration of support for the intervention of the national government to reduce the farmgate prices of sugar.

UNIF…

LEGAZPI: At least 1,625 farmers here have received fertilizer discount vouchers from the government with an exchange value of PHP4,000 each, the City Agriculture Office (CAO) said on Wednesday.

In an interview, CAO chief Shiela Nas said the fertilize…

MANILA: The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will study the complaint filed by a transport group on the implementation of the vehicle.modernization program before the Office of the Ombudsman on Wednesday.

In a statement, DOTr Secretary Jaime Bauti…

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: Micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) from this province will get support from the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) Antique chapter to develop and market their products.

PCCI Antique president Rani Ro…

MANILA: The Philippine government reiterated that the ASEAN Five Point Consensus remains the viable solution to addressing the Myanmar crisis.

Speaking at the recent ASEAN-European Union Ministerial Meeting in Brussels, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enri…

MANILA: The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on the third and final reading a bill institutionalizing and enhancing the roles of Parent-Teacher and Community Associations (PTCA) in the holistic development of children.

With 202 votes, t…

MANILA: The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is prioritizing the movement of cargo containing relief goods headed to the Davao Region in all of its ports nationwide.

In a statement Wednesday, the PPA said disaster-relief goods from ships and other se…