MANILA: The government has launched its nationwide rice price monitoring to assess the impact of the rice tariff reduction across the entire supply chain, from importers to retailers.

According to a news release on Saturday, the Department of Trade a…

MANILA: The southwest monsoon or ‘habagat’ is forecast to continue to bring rains over most parts of the country, the weather bureau said Saturday.

In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administrati…

Vietnam shipped some 29.2 billion USD worth of agro-forestry-aquatic products abroad during the January-June period, a year-on-year increase of 19%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The sector’s trade surplus during the…

The import – export turnover between Vietnam and China is predicted to approximate and even exceed 200 billion USD in 2024, driven by strong trade improvement in the first half of the year. The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) reported that bila…

CEBU CITY: A total of PHP29.1 million worth of monetary claims were awarded to more than 1,000 workers in Central Visayas who sought the help of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) Single-Entry Approach (SEnA) desk, an official said on Fri…

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday thumbed down the idea of a hybrid poll system next year.

Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia said this would violate the law which requires an automated method for the holding of the polls.
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TACLOBAN CITY: Plans have been laid for the construction of the PHP5.05 billion bridge in Liloan, Southern Leyte to replace a 47-year-old existing bridge within the nautical highway that links Luzon to Mindanao.

The proposed bridge traversing Panaon …

MANILA: International Master (IM) Daniel Quizon held fellow IM Michael Concio Jr. to a draw in the ninth round to claim victory in the 2nd Gov. Henry Oaminal Open rapid chess tournament held on Wednesday at the AYA Hotel and Residences in Clarin, Misa…