BPO workers urge legislators to pass law regulating industry safety, permanent employment, pay levels
SENATE BILL (SB) NO. 1493, or the proposed BPO Workers’ Welfare and Protection Act, represents the latest effort to ensure that industry employees are...
Double taxation fears raised if plastics tax added to EPR law
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) told legislators that the proposed single-use plastics tax needs to be harmonized with the Extended Producer...
PHL gains expanded access to EU earth observation data
THE Philippines and the European Union (EU) signed an agreement to boost connectivity and artificial intelligence (AI) for earth observation, which will aid the...
ERC: Increasing commissioner roster may not expedite resolution of cases
THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said that increasing the number of commissioners may not necessarily expedite decision-making process, but could worsen the gridlock at...
PHL rice output stagnant since 2017 but consumption rising — study
RICE production in the Philippines has largely stagnated since 2017, even as consumption continues to rise, leaving the country increasingly dependent on imports, according to a study by the Ateneo de Manila.
Low-interest financing models under study for offgrid power
THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it is exploring new low-interest financing schemes for renewable energy (RE) developers to accelerate the rollout of hybrid...
Red onion prices expected to stabilize towards year’s end
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said the price of red onion, which recently sold for as much as P300 per kilo in some markets,...
Resilience vs cyberthreats becoming more critical, Pilipinas Conference told
THE PHILIPPINES needs to strengthen its cyber resilience amid increasing threats emerging from the digital domain, including cyber attacks and foreign information manipulation.
Victor Andres...
Retailers still positive about sales during holidays
THE Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) said it remains optimistic about its members’ sales prospects during the year-end holidays, even in the face of fears spending will be dampened by the corruption crisis.
Yellow alert raised over Visayas grid
THE VISAYAS was placed under yellow alert for five hours on Tuesday following outages at a number of power plants, according to the National...
PHL among regional leaders in fraudulent job offers — report
PHILIPPINE JOBSEEKERS are among the most vulnerable to fraudulent job offers in the Asia-Pacific, according to online employment company Jobstreet by SEEK.
SEEK’s fraud detection...
Farm-to-market road costing to be overhauled, Senate told
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is proposing to implement new cost benchmarks in budgeting for farm-to-market (FMR) roads, a Senator said during the DA’s...