Category: General

W. Visayas inflation eases to 3.4% in September

The movement of goods and services in Western Visayas slowed down to 3.4 percent in September from 4.9 percent in August, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday.

The headline inflation, year-on-year, was also lower at 6.6 per…

BSP cuts key rates by another 25 basis points

Manila: The Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) cut key interest rates by another 25 basis points on Wednesday, as price pressures continued to be manageable.

Effective Thursday, the BSP’s target reverse repurchase rate will be at…

Farmer coops, associations get steady income from Kadiwa program

Farmer-producers, cooperatives and associations in Ilocos Norte look forward to joining the Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) pop-up stores held twice a month in various parts of the province as they make more sales during these days as compared to ordinary day…

3 learning sites in C. Visayas expose farmers to coco tech

Three learning sites for coconut farming in Central Visayas have been established to teach farmers about innovation and technology that would increase production and trading.

Merrian Soliva, chief of information services of the Agricultural Training …

169 PPP projects in pipeline

Manila: The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Center currently has 169 projects worth PHP3.2 trillion in the pipeline for undertaking between the government and private sector.

Data obtained from the PPP Center on Wednesday showed that to date, majori…