Napocor adds over 28 MW to plants serving off-grid areas
THE National Power Corp. (Napocor) has installed power generation sets with a capacity of 28.686 megawatts (MW) to supplement the capacity of 38 power...
DICT warns against budget diversion to fund free tuition
DEPARTMENT of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary Rodolfo A. Salalima said that he “cannot comply” with his mandate of improving ICT if the budget...
Agri dep’t. sees small impact from bird flu on farm output
THE GOVERNMENT expects the bird flu outbreak in Pampanga to have a small impact on agricultural output in the third quarter.
“I don’t think it...
Can it be business as usual for the hospitality sector?
Technology, demographics and globalization are among the various factors that have been significantly changing the landscape of business across industries. The hospitality sector is...
Davao City faces chicken shortage as development crowds out poultry farms
THE BROILER chicken supply in Davao City could deteriorate as residential development begins to edge out poultry farms in districts outside the city center,...
NEDA-ICC to decide on 7 flagship projects today
SEVEN flagship projects are lined up for approval by the National Economic and Development Authority Investment Coordination Committee (NEDA-ICC) today.
NEDA Undersecretary Rolando G. Tungpalan...
Supermarket, grocery industry could be region’s 5th largest
THE PHILIPPINES could have the 5th largest supermarket and grocery industry in the region by 2021, with domestic consumption being pushed by a strong...
Auto sales rise over 23% in July
CAR sales in July hit 36,951 units, up 23.3% year on year, as both passenger and commercial vehicles recorded double-digit growth, according to the...
Government agencies see sharp decline in cash usage rate
GOVERNMENT agencies’ cash usage declined in July to the slowest pace since April, according to data from the Budget department.
The utilization on Notices of...
Rice inventory declines as corn stocks triple
RICE INVENTORIES at the start of July declined over 14% year on year while corn stocks tripled, the Philippine Statistics Authority said.
In a Thursday...
PHL Q2 GDP may have picked up on gov’t spending, exports
THE Philippine economy may have expanded by 7% in the second quarter, the economic planning secretary said on Wednesday, outpacing the 6.4% pace in...
Davao hotel occupancy dips amid Mindanao martial law declaration
THE declaration of martial law in Mindanao has led to a steep drop in hotel occupancy rates in Davao City, the leader of the...