2 Negros cities to aid farmers hit by dry spell

MANILA: Two cities in southern Negros Occidental, whose rice farms are among the worst-hit by the dry spell, are set to provide assistance to affected farmers.

Latest data of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) showed that Kabankalan Cit…

ERC-PCC task force to solve anti-competitive issues in power sector

MANILA: Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday expressed optimism that a joint task force between the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) will effectively address the alleged anti-competitive practices with…

PH creates 1st Guinness record on most variety of pork dishes served

MANILA: The Philippines on Friday created the Guinness World Record for the most variety of pork dishes on display, the first in such category.

Guinness official adjudicator Sonia Usjirohochi said a total of 313 unique pork dishes were served by the …

PH manufacturing PMI continues to rise in February 2024

MANILA: The Philippines manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) for February 2024 continued to post improvement, the S and P Global reported Friday.

S and P Global said the country’s manufacturing score in February was at 51, better than Januar…

DepEd probes illegal sale of ‘Catch-up Fridays’ school materials

MANILA: The Department of Education (DepEd) said Friday it has begun investigating the alleged illegal sale of “Catch-up Fridays” and other school activity materials.

Catch-up Friday is a learning mechanism which aims to strengthen learners’ capacity…

BOC’s Malabon, Parañaque warehouse raids yield P3.72-B smuggled vapes

MANILA: Authorities discovered about PHP3.72 billion worth of smuggled vapes (e-cigarettes) from China during inspections of several warehouses in the cities of Parañaque and Malabon, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Friday.

In a statement, th…

EU funds construction of Bangsamoro chief minister office in Tawi-Tawi

MANILA: The European Union (EU) is funding the construction of the Bangsamoro chief minister’s satellite office in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi as part of its support for the ongoing peace efforts and transition in the region.

The EU and the Bangsamoro governme…