THE private sector needs to be set rice import quotas tied to the level of their purchases of palay (unmilled rice) from domestic farmers, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. told ...

AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. said the Philippines is prepared to turn to other rice suppliers if Vietnam challenges the government’s plan to suspend rice imports for 60 days.

THE Department of Energy (DoE) said sites in Palawan are being investigated for potential hydrogen resources. A joint technical team from the Energy Resource Development Bureau and the Energy Research ...

THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) topped a list of agencies that were rated “unsatisfactory” in the use of their budgets, the Department of Budget and ...

Disaster resilience is critical for developing nations, particularly for the Philippines, which has to endure frequent typhoons, floods, and other natural calamities due to its geographic and climatic ...

THE Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) said it cleared Inoza Business Holdings, Inc.’s proposed acquisition of a majority stake in TBG Food Holdings, Inc. (TBG Holdings). According to the PCC, it ...

CAIRO – Iraq signed an agreement in principle with U.S. oil producer Chevron for the Nassiriya project that consists of four ...

TOKYO – U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in a CNBC interview on Tuesday that documents memorializing trade ...

SM HOTELS and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC), the hospitality arm of SM Prime Holdings, Inc., targets to open the P1.5-billion ...

The Philippines placed 11th out of 38 countries in the inaugural edition of the World AI (Artificial Intelligence) Index by ...

Sara Duterte-Carpio’s remarks that the Philippines is lagging behind other countries in education, saying her criticisms mirror her own shortcomings as former secretary of the Department of Education ...

AUSTRALIAN Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles will visit the Philippines and Malaysia this week to further strengthen Australia’s defense partnerships in the region, its ...