Senate panel grills BFAR over missed targets on illegal fishing, incomplete data
THE Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) failed by a wide margin to meet its P1-billion annual target for fines...
Dominguez urges LGUs to tap climate change project funds
THE Department of Finance (DoF) has advised local government units (LGUs) to tap its funding programs for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
These...
AEV unit taps Bukidnon cooperative to supply corn
ABOITIZ Equity Ventures, Inc.’s (AEV) food and agribusiness subsidiary Pilmico Foods Corp. signed a memorandum of agreement with a Bukidnon-based farmer’s cooperative for an...
DTI starts probe of substandard rebar sold in Central Luzon
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) started on Monday an investigation to verify reports of the sale of substandard rebar in Central Luzon.
In...
Oil firms to raise diesel prices, keep gasoline unchanged
OIL PRICE movements will be mixed this week, with gasoline staying unchanged while diesel and kerosene set to move in different directions.
Diesel will be...
DTI says reforms to improve investment climate
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said reforms being carried out by the government are expected to improve the investment climate in the...
Status quo on VAT zero-rating of sales to PEZA entities
By Marc Edwin S. Baesa
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) director-general announced that sales of goods and services to PEZA-registered entities shall continue to be subject to 0%...
PCCI calls for phased closures on Boracay, warns of GDP impact
A MAJOR industry lobby group has called for more dialogue to resolve the Boracay environmental crisis, including the adoption of a policy of phased...
LNG terminal project attracts interest from 6-7 potential bidders
By Victor V. Saulon
Sub-Editor
UP to seven companies have signified their intention to participate in the plan of the Department of Energy (DoE) to build...
DTI asked to investigate substandard rebar on sale in Central Luzon
AN industry group has urged the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to conduct an investigation after finding substandard rebar being sold in Central...
Cebu’s Alegria gas field to support 60-MW power plant — Energy dep’t
THE natural gas discovered in the Alegria field in southern Cebu can supply the requirements of a small power plant, the Energy department said,...
Budget utilization rate falls to 64% in Jan.-Feb.
THE national government’s budget use slowed down in the first two months compared to the same period a year earlier, the Department of Budget...