Agri dep’t to establish more outlets to sell rice direct from farmers
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will set up more stations offering rice direct from farmers this month, beginning in Quezon City, in...
Mindanao mom-and-pop bakeries face stiffer competition from food brands
By Carmencita A. Carillo
Correspondent
DAVAO CITY -- Micro, small and medium-scale enterprise (MSME) bread and cake makers are a growing sector in Mindanao, but they...
Counterfeit goods seizures reach P8.2B in 2017
AUTHORITIES confiscated at least P8.2 billion worth of counterfeit and pirated goods in 2017, the biggest such seizures since 2014, the Intellectual Property Office...
CEZA fields logistics-hub bid for northern Luzon airport
THE Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) said it has received an unsolicited proposal to convert the Cagayan North International Airport (CNIA) into a logistics...
LTFRB resumes application processing for ride-share drivers
THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said it reopened applications for drivers of ride-sharing services.
The agency resumed processing of applications, which it...
‘Tap on a keyboard and make a living’
By Renato R. Balisacan, Jr.
According to the October 2000 Awake! magazine article, “Is It Wise to Invest in the Stock Market?,” “the apparent ease of trading stocks online...
DICT drafting policy on frequency reallocation
THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) plans to draft a framework for equitable frequency allocation by the end of the year.
“We are...
Coal plants’ share in 2017 energy mix expands to over 35%
THE Philippines ended 2017 with a total installed capacity of 22,728 megawatts (MW), of which coal has remained the dominant energy source with a...
Australia’s gold production may rise to record in 2018
MELBOURNE -- Gold output from Australia, the world’s second-largest producer, may rise to a record this year as a stream of new projects come...
Senate to propose LGUs, national gov’t co-manage Boracay
SENATOR Cynthia A. Villar is planning to propose a law that would allow both the national and local government to “co-manage” the country’s tourist...
PEZA angling for economic zones on tribal land
THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said it is hoping to convince indigenous people to agree to host economic zones on their land.
“We will...
DENR calls for tougher measures to protect native wildlife
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it will call for the review of the country’s wildlife protection laws to put more...