By Christine Joyce S. Castañeda, Senior Researcher NINETY-FOUR PERCENT (94%) of 24.354 million families have access to improved source of drinking water, according to the...

THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Friday cited El Niño’s minimal impact on the economy, as it noted the agriculture sector’s relative contribution to economic growth.

HOUSE Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said the Philippines’ cooperation with China should be seen as an opportunity, rather than a threat, amid doubts on the governments’ loan agreements.

THE Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) said it will look into the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) complaint on the alleged cold-storage cartel in the onion industry.

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it has signed an order reviving the mandatory testing and certification of flat glass and other subproducts before market entry to ensure the safety of consumers.

PAST and present government officials are supporting the creation a Department of Water to serve as the one entity to oversee the operations of various agencies, a former Cabinet official said.

SENATOR Panfilo M. Lacson said Thursday that he is confident that President Rodrigo R. Duterte will veto parts of the P3.757-trillion 2019 budget now awaiting his signature, especially allegedly unauthorized items inserted after the bicameral conference committee approved the spending plan.

WOMEN hold a quarter of senior positions in health care globally despite accounting for about 70% of the total health work force, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported.

THE agriculture ministries of Malaysia and Indonesia have agreed to form a technical working group with the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) to address the issue of the oversupply of palm oil in the Philippines, to the detriment of the coconut industry.

THE TOLL Regulatory Board (TRB) said it approved toll adjustments for Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) and Muntinlupa-Cavite Expressway (MCX) this week.

A DEFICIT in the trade of agricultural products widened in the fourth quarter of 2018, with import growth outstripping exports, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday.

THE MAKABAYAN BLOC of legislators said it will file on April 3 a petition before the Supreme Court to order the government to withdraw from the Chico River Pump Irrigation Project loan agreement, over questions about its constitutionality.