The Department of Agriculture (DA) has urged those farming small parcels of land, including backyard farmers, to be more productive because they play a key role in establishing the country’s food security. In an interview on Tuesday, Milo delos Reyes,…
The French government has restated its invitation for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to conduct a state visit to France as it congratulated the Philippines in its 125th Independence Day anniversary. In a letter to Marcos, France President Emmanuel …
An economist is optimistic about the recovery of foreign direct investments (FDIs) to the Philippines despite its 30.7 percent year-on-year drop in March 2023 to USD548 million, the lowest in two months. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Tuesda…
The local bourse’s main index barely moved Tuesday at the start of the shortened trading week ahead of the release of the United States inflation report for May but the peso improved against the US dollar. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) ro…
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday called out the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB), asking it to explain in detail why it allowed the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) to implement a toll fee hike starting June 15. “If these were periodic adjustments from more than …
The government is considering granting financial assistance to thousands of families affected by Mayon Volcano’s ongoing restiveness, Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian said on Tuesday. In a Palace press briefing, Gatchalian said the Department o…
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Tuesday said his department is now assisting the parents who have concerns against Gentle Hands Inc. (GHI), following a kidnapping case filed against the orphanage last we…
Authorities here in this capital have started the monitoring and surveillance of the African swine fever (ASF) after the first case was reported in a barangay on the city outskirts recently, the city veterinarian said on Tuesday. Dr. Marites Arapols t…
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. lauded the DND Proper’s efforts for the continued certification of its quality management system (QMS), the Defense System of Management (DSOM), under the International Organization f…
Modern technology has helped Chinese archaeologists assemble ancient bronze figures found in eight sacrificial pits at the Sanxingdui Ruins. To return to the look that it used to be around 3,000 years agoThe Sichuan Provincial Research Institute of Ar…