THE milk self-sufficiency rate rose to 1.66% in 2024 from 0.8% a year earlier, according to the National Dairy Authority (NDA). Dairy production increased 11.31% to 32.39 million liters last year, ...

THE economy needs to grow by at least 9% to 9.5% a year until 2028 to return to its pre-pandemic growth track, a former Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) official said. During the MAP Economic ...

DUAL CITIZENS will be allowed to avail of the value-added tax (VAT) refund for tourists if they enter the country using their foreign passport, according to draft implementing rules and regulations ...

THE National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said it met with the Department of Energy (DoE) to adjust the power outlook following the declaration of a yellow alert last week. “We’re still in the ...

THE PHILIPPINE government should prevent power interruptions from disrupting this year’s midterm elections by preparing for higher electricity demand during the summer months, an energy advocacy group ...

THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday filed graft, falsification of documents, and human trafficking complaints against dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice L. Guo and 38 of her cohorts for ...

THE PHILIPPINES is exploring possible collaboration in satellites and agricultural technology with Slovenia, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. Speaking on the sidelines of a forum ...

THE Boston Consulting Group (BCG) said financial security and health will remain the top goals for Filipinos in 2025. Citing the results of an October study, BCG said 58% of survey participants ranked ...

THE PHILIPPINES’ anti-graft court has overturned the guilty verdict of government engineers accused of falsifying documents in connection with a Tacloban road project in 2004, citing weak evidence ...

A PLANE carrying former Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC) took off for Rotterdam after being delayed by a few hours during a layover in Dubai, a source ...

THE PHILIPPINES should rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC) to ensure accountability for its leaders, congressmen said on Wednesday, a day after ex-President Rodrigo R. Duterte was arrested ...

SENATE PRESIDENT Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero on Wednesday called on candidates of the midterm national and local elections to avoid using the recent arrest of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte as a ...