MANILA: Senator Mark Villar said Wednesday it is high time to push the development of the bamboo industry, which is expected to contribute USD3.5 billion to the Philippine economy.

Villar made this remark as he pushed for the enactment of Senate Bill…

MANILA: San Miguel Corporation (SMC) announced its readiness to take on the modernization of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after its SMC SAP and Company Consortium’s financial offer was deemed the superior among three bidders during …

MANILA: The robust Philippine economy has played an essential role in improving the employment situation in the country, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Thursday.

Marcos made the statement, as he welcomed the increase in employment rate in Dec…

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: The city’s support for Chinese New Year festivities is expected to bring in millions of pesos for local businesses.

In an interview on Thursday, John Asuncion, head of the Oro-Trade Investments Promotion Center (Oro-TIPC), said t…

MANILA: The Philippines welcomes possible collaborations with other countries like China to address hacking attempts on government websites, Information and Communications Technology Secretary Ivan John Uy said Thursday.

‘We are open to working with …

TACLOBAN: Environmental group Oceana pledged to help Northern Samar province preserve its marine ecosystem in four island towns.

In a meeting Thursday, key officials of Oceana and the provincial government agreed to generate baseline data to ‘unravel…

MANILA: The country’s rice supply is sufficient through the first half of the year, with recent imports and the upcoming harvest that peaks in March and April.

In a news release on Thursday, Agriculture Francisco Tiu-Laurel Jr. assured the public of …

ILOILO CITY: The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) alerted consumers in Panay of possible manual load dropping to preserve the integrity of the Panay grid amid the reduced generation of Palm Concepcion Power Corporation (PCPC).

‘It’…