PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALES THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it supports an extension of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF), with an adjusted budget allocation per year. “Definitely, I think it should be Read More
PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN PRODUCTION of palay or unmilled rice, is expected to come in at 4.82 million metric tons (MT) during the first quarter, based estimates of the standing crop as of March 1, the Philippine Read More
BW FILE PHOTO THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is confident that the suspended reserve market will soon resume normal commercial operations. “There have been hiccups in the implementation of the reserve market, but we are Read More
PHILSTAR OFFICIAL development assistance (ODA) to Asia and Oceania declined 3.7% last year, forcing recipients to identify priorities for emergency needs and other projects that require immediate funding, the United Nations Global Crisis Response Group (UNGCRG) Read More
REUTERS THE PHILIPPINES and Singapore are exploring the possibility of more partnerships in energy security, artificial intelligence (AI), and trade this year, the two countries’ foreign ministers said on Monday. In a briefing in Manila, Read More
LGU PANDAN-MAYOR’S OFFICE CALAMITY FUNDS worth P3.41 billion have been released as of the end of March to fund relief operations and repairs to infrastructure that had sustained typhoon damage, the Department of Budget Read More
PHILSTAR THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has asked the Health and Local Government departments to fast-track the release of health emergency allowances (HEA), citing a backlog in releases. “To resolve the bottleneck… maybe Read More
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO AMENDING the economic provisions of the constitution will address a number of “uncertainties” that concern foreign investors, the Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) said. “We believe that foreign investors have long been Read More
PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) must continue supporting online platforms and sellers during the rollout of a withholding tax scheme amid complaints about difficulties with compliance, a tax practitioner said. “Read More
TWITTER.COM/SECMANALO ByJohn Victor D. Ordoñez, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES and Singapore are pushing a code of conduct in the South China Sea (SCS) that they said could ease Chinese aggression in the waterway. “Read More