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By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Reporter THE tariffs set by the Philippines on farm commodities have served to “significantly inhibit” US agricultural exports, the Office of the US Trade Representative…

By Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, Reporter THE Trump administration’s plan to impose reciprocal tariffs on all countries it trades with will not be as severe on the Philippines compared with…

By Ashley Erika O. Jose, Reporter THE proposed Right-of-Way (RoW) Office will have little to no impact in averting delays in the government’s big-ticket infrastructure projects, according to analysts. “The…

MANUFACTURERS, already worried about the lack of resilience in their supply chains, are bracing for further disruption as trading partners start erecting tariff barriers. “Supply chain security (is a challenge)…

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said manufacturers of basic necessities and prime commodities have agreed to not raise prices for the time being. “With regard to the suggested…

THE government-run Food Terminal, Inc. (FTI) has signed a hog supply deal with the Philippine arm of Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Foods PLC (CP Foods) to help stabilize pork prices in…

SUBSIDIES provided to state-run firms rose to P4.39 billion in January, the Bureau of the Treasury said, after zero subsidies were issued to government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) a year…

PHILIPPINE FOOD sales are forecast to grow 5% this year as a result of sustained domestic demand driven by population growth, rising incomes, and overseas remittances, according to the US…

MAKATI Mayor Marlen Abigail Binay-Campos approved an ordinance lowering real property tax (RPT) rates in the city. In a statement on Monday, Makati said Ms. Binay-Campos signed City Ordinance No.…

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to act immediately if US tariff policy pushes inflation higher, the Palace said. At a briefing on Monday,…