MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has intensified its humanitarian response, delivering more than ₱1.09 billion worth of assistance to communities affected by the enhanced southwest monsoon and the successive impacts of tropical cyclones Luis, Maymay, and Neneng.According to the DSWD’s 6 a.m. Disaster Response Operations Management, Information and Communication (DROMIC) report released Saturday, the agency has distributed approximately 1.66 mill...
PNABAGUIO CITY – Seventy-five micro-retailers affected by the price cap on well-milled and regular milled rice each received on Thursday a PHP15,00...
DA-NEWSTo raise awareness on available government programs aimed at enhancing the productivity and competitiveness of onion growers, the Department of...
PNAMANILA – Many young boys and girls– some of them still pursuing high school or tech-voc (technical-vocational) courses – have been religious...
PNAMANILA – The Philippines is expected to import less rice, as it focuses on the local production of the staple, the Department of Agriculture (DA...
PHILSTARMANILA, Philippines — The retail price of local chili (labuyo) reached as high as P800 per kilo in Metro Manila amid the shortage in supply ...
PHILSTARMANILA, Philippines — Amid the high prices of rice in the country, the Philippines is looking at importing the Filipinos’ staple as far as...
PNADAVAO CITY – At least 182 small rice retailers will be given cash aid of PHP15,000 under the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSW...
BUSINESS WORLDTHE farmgate prices of palay, or unmilled rice, is expected to continue declining to P15-16 per kilogram (kg) as supply expands during t...
BUSINESS WORLDFARMERS said the P15,000 subsidy for rice dealers being squeezed by the price controls on the grain is expected to cost the government P...
BUSINESS WORLDCOCONUT output in 2023 is expected to remain little changed, with the industry currently cultivating a large proportion of old trees, th...
DA-NEWSThe Philippines’ commercial shipment of Hass avocado to the Republic of Korea will start soon by the end of September 2023.“We thank the Ko...
PNAMANILA – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. on Wednesday called on local government units (LGU...
