THE balance of trade in agricultural goods in July came in at a deficit of $929.78 million, widening by 4.9% year on year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Two-way trade in farm ...

THE damage done by the US 19% reciprocal tariff on Philippine goods is considered less significant than the potential impact of a special tariff on semiconductors, credit agencies and research houses ...

THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is taking a “strategic, deliberate and calibrated approach” amid calls for the Philippines to file a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution on the ...

Regional Office 2 is set to investigate a mining firm for alleged violations during its exploration activities in Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya. This followed complaints from local officials and ...

ECONOMY Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said Tuesday that he sees no need to adjust the government’s growth targets, despite the setbacks from recent storms coupled with the Southwest Monsoon. Asked if ...

THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) has earned P69 billion from the licensing fees of legal online gambling platforms in the first seven months, its chairman said on Tuesday. The state ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will begin distributing P20-per-kilo rice to jeepney and tricycle drivers next month. “We will initially roll out the P20 rice program for tricycle and ...

JUSTICE SECRETARY Jesus Crispin C. Remulla on Tuesday said that he would file a motion to resolve his pending case before the Office of the Ombudsman amid his bid for its top post. “I will be filing a ...

TWO central bank supervisors have been formally dismissed from service over their alleged involvement in the falsified attendance records of four employees, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.

Tourism Secretary Ma. Esperanza Christina G. Frasco — FACEBOOK.COM/DEPARTMENTOFTOURISM THE Department of Tourism (DoT) said on Tuesday that the Philippines lags its ...

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said on Tuesday that South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Philippines, Inc. will nearly double Philippine shipbuilding capacity when it starts operating the ...

THE Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said it will invest P250 million to build a new airport terminal at Poro Point, La Union. “What I want is to have commercial operations in the ...