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THE departments of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Agriculture are leading a mission to the Middle East to seek out trade partnerships and expand access for Philippine agricultural and fisheries…

DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that pending revenue measures and procurement reform promise to bring the National Government’s (NG) debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio…

RENEWABLE ENERGY projects topped the list of projects classified by the Department of Energy (DoE) as energy projects of national significance (EPNS), granting them expedited permit processing privileges. Between May…

DOMESTIC manufacturing of electric vehicles (EV) and the electrification of the public transport fleet will require stronger policy support to sustain growth, after EV registrations hit 22,637 units last year,…

By Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, Reporter THE Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) and Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd. (CP Group) have agreed to set up a private equity fund to…

By Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio and Adrian H. Halili, Reporters A SENIOR legislator said he expects Congress to harmonize the House and Senate versions of the proposed mining fiscal regime.…

THE national rice inventory rose to 2.16 million metric tons (MMT) in January, up 6.4% year on year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Monday. Month on month, the…

CAMBODIA has proposed that rice form the core of expanded economic ties with the Philippines, alongside tourism. Cambodia Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet made the proposal at…

AN OCEAN conservation group said the 5% decline in fisheries output could lead to a food security crisis. Oceana said the “disturbing” decline means production levels have fallen to the…

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has ordered a ban on poultry meat imports from the US states of Maryland and Missouri, following bird flu outbreaks there. Memorandum Order No. 07…