Philippine economy grows by 5.7% in Q1 2024
MANILA, Philippines — The country’s economy grew by 5.7% in the first three months of 2024, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.
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Retailers openm to voluntary price freeze – DTI
MANILA, Philippines — Manufacturers and retailers are open to a voluntary price freeze on essential goods amid possible spikes in prices due to effects of the El Niño phenomenon, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
DAR, DSWD renew tie-up to link ARB orgs to institutional buyers in Cagayan Valley
To help farmers increase their income in the countryside, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in the Cagayan Valley region has renewed its partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) under the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP).
New BGC resto-bar gives strong ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ vibes
MANILA, Philippines — Can’t get enough of “Can’t Buy Me Love”?
Winners of 2024 Katha Awards for Food revealed
MANILA, Philippines — The Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) took a huge leap forward, championing Philippine food excellence as it recognized the best of the country’s export food products.
Press Release - Imee: Extend annual P10 B rice fund to farmers up to 2031
Senator Imee Marcos is pushing for the continued yearly appropriation up to 2031 of P10 billion to support rice farmers through the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF), also known as the Rice Fund.
P68.3 million Ecstasy seized in Pasay
MANILA, Philippines — Four persons, including a barangay kagawad or councilman, were apprehended for allegedly claiming a parcel that contained 40,206 tablets of the party drug Ecstasy valued at P68.3 million in Pasay on Monday.
Restore some NFA functions in RTL extension, DA urges Congress
The Department of Agriculture, on May 6, urged Congress to restore the National Food Authority’s function as a rice price stabilizer and increase its fund allocation for programs to enhance rice production and farmers’ incomes as lawmakers’ deliberate on measures seeking to extend the Rice Tariffication Law.